I go through a series of SELECT INTO in a trigger function. SELECT INTO country_id id FROM vcountry WHERE [...]; I might or o might not find a result. Next, I try to find a region within this country, if found previously, and if not anywhere. SELECT INTO country_id, region_id country_fk, id FROM vregion WHERE (country_id IS NULL OR country_fk = country_id) AND name ILIKE place; If the first search found a country, and the second search fails to find the region, the second search will set my variables to NULL. So, a previously populated country_id will now be NULL. Is there any way I can avoid this or do I have to use different sets of variables? -- Best Regards, Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general