Try function add_user(_user varchar(20), _password varchar(20)) INSERT INTO my_users(user, password) VALUES (_user, _password); -----Mensaje original----- De: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Julius Tuskenis Enviado el: viernes, 19 de marzo de 2010 09:45 a.m. Para: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: insert in function writen in pgplsql Hello lets say I have a function add_user(user varchar(20), password varchar(20)). In its body I want to have statement INSERT INTO my_users(user, password) VALUES (user, password); The problem is I cant - then I try to create such function I get "ERROR: syntax error at or near "$1" LINE 1: INSERT INTO my_users( $1 .... " This tells me the parameter is used instead of column name. That is of course not what I wanted. What would you recommend to fix this? Is there any way to tell the postgres that user is column name? I tried "user" with same error. Must I change the names of parameters? using PG 8.3 -- Julius Tuskenis Programavimo skyriaus vadovas UAB nSoft mob. +37068233050 -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin