RAISE NOTICE format in pgAdmin

2008/8/29 Bill Todd <pg@dbginc.com>

If I have a series of RAISE NOTICE 'xxx' statements in a plpgsql function
and I call the function from pgAdmin the notice messages are concatenated on
a single line on the Messages tab. Is there any way to get each message to
appear on a separate line?

Is there a better way than using RAISE NOTICE to debug functions?

Bill

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As far as I know, that is a known bug in the current version of pgAdmin, but
you can check the log file (directly or through the server status option)
for a more readable feedback.

Bill Todd wrote:

If I have a series of RAISE NOTICE 'xxx' statements in a plpgsql
function and I call the function from pgAdmin the notice messages are
concatenated on a single line on the Messages tab. Is there any way to
get each message to appear on a separate line?

Is there a better way than using RAISE NOTICE to debug functions?

Bill

Bill,
Make sure you are on at least version 8.2 (8.3 is preferred) and use a
plpgsql debugger. Later versions of Pgadmin have one built in and a
stand alone version is available from:
http://www.amsoftwaredesign.com/debugger_client_announce (built with
Delphi)

If you are using the win32 version there is a option at the end of the
installer script to install the debugger part. On 8.2 or 8.3 you will
need to install it yourself.
Please see: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/edb-debugger/

Hope that helps.

Tony Caduto
AM Software Design
http://www.amsoftwaredesign.com
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