IF NOT EXIST

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út 18. 12. 2018 v 7:11 odesílatel Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> napsal:

Hi, ALL,
I have a following statement:

IF NOT EXIST( SELECT 1 SELECT 1 FROM pg_proc AS proc, pg_namespace AS
ns ) CREATE FUNCTION();

Unfortunately trying to execute it thru the ODBC interface with:

ret = SQLExecDirect( m_hstmt, query, SQL_NTS );

gives syntax error near IF.

What is the proper way to do that?

IF is only plpgsql statement - so you cannot to call it from SQL
environment.

CREATE FUNCTION is not expensive command, and you can replace existing
function by statement

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ...

This is usual solution. You cannot to use in SQL IF statement ever in
PostgreSQL - This T-SQL syntax is not supported.

But lot of DDL statements has integrated IF

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ...
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ...
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ...

second solution is using SQL command DO - inside is plpgsql code, and you
can use conditional statement like IF, or other.

regards

Pavel

On 18 Dec 2018, at 7:10, Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, ALL,
I have a following statement:

IF NOT EXIST( SELECT 1 SELECT 1 FROM pg_proc AS proc, pg_namespace AS
ns ) CREATE FUNCTION();

Unfortunately trying to execute it thru the ODBC interface with:

ret = SQLExecDirect( m_hstmt, query, SQL_NTS );

gives syntax error near IF.

What is the proper way to do that?

It looks like you’re trying to create a function unless it already exists, but you’re missing several important parts.

Firstly, the statement you’re looking for is CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION. Look it up in the docs for the various syntax options and for how to use it, as…

Secondly, your function doesn’t have a name. A function requires a name, or you wouldn’t ever be able to call it.
You will also have to specify a return type (functions return values) and the language the function is implemented in. The documentation will show you that there are several options you can provide too.

And lastly, a function requires an implementation.

Regards,

Alban Hertroys
--
There is always an exception to always.

On 12/18/18 12:02 AM, Alban Hertroys wrote:

On 18 Dec 2018, at 7:10, Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, ALL,
I have a following statement:

IF NOT EXIST( SELECT 1 SELECT 1 FROM pg_proc AS proc, pg_namespace AS
ns ) CREATE FUNCTION();

Unfortunately trying to execute it thru the ODBC interface with:

ret = SQLExecDirect( m_hstmt, query, SQL_NTS );

gives syntax error near IF.

What is the proper way to do that?

It looks like you’re trying to create a function unless it already exists, but you’re missing several important parts.

Firstly, the statement you’re looking for is CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION. Look it up in the docs for the various syntax options and for how to use it, as…

Secondly, your function doesn’t have a name. A function requires a name, or you wouldn’t ever be able to call it.

With an exception:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/sql-do.html

You will also have to specify a return type (functions return values) and the language the function is implemented in. The documentation will show you that there are several options you can provide too.

And lastly, a function requires an implementation.

Regards,

Alban Hertroys
--
There is always an exception to always.

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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com