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Re: Function return number of affected rows: msg#00046

Subject: Re: Function return number of affected rows
"Francisco Figueiredo Jr." <fxjrlists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> But if I create a function like:

> create function inserttest() returns void as ' insert into table1
> values(1, 1)' language 'sql';

> and I do a select * from inserttest();

> I can't get the CompletedResponse saying one row was affected :(

Why should you?  What you executed was a SELECT.  What the function does
internally is no business of yours.

You could define the function as returning the information you would
like to have the client app know.  I don't think there is any way to get
at the rowcount in a SQL-language function, but most of the PL languages
have a mechanism for it, e.g. GET DIAGNOSTICS integer_var = ROW_COUNT;
in plpgsql.

                        regards, tom lane

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