Re: function return update count

[Misa Simic <misa.simic@xxxxxxxxx>]

You could try:

1) return UPDATE table

OR

2) use plpsql function instead of SQL
UPDATE table
GET DIAGNOSTICS <variable> = ROW_COUNT
RETURN <variable>

Kind regards,
Misa
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From: Kevin Duffy
Sent: 06/01/2012 06:21
To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  function return update count

Hello:

I am try to get a function to return the count of the rows updated within the function.
As in the following, I wan the number of rows updated to be returned.

This is a simple update, other update statements that I need to write will be complicated.

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION est_idio_return_stats_update()
  RETURNS integer AS

'
update est_idiosyncratic_return_stats set delta_avg_60 = avg_60 - period_61_return,  delta_avg_last_24 = avg_last_24 - period_61_return, delta_avg_last_18 = avg_last_18 - period_61_return,

         delta_avg_last_12 = avg_last_12 - period_61_return,  delta_avg_last_6 = avg_last_06 - period_61_return ; 
'

  LANGUAGE SQL ;

The above returns the following:
ERROR:  return type mismatch in function declared to return integer

DETAIL:  Function's final statement must be SELECT or INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE RETURNING.
CONTEXT:  SQL function "est_idio_return_stats_update"

********** Error **********

ERROR: return type mismatch in function declared to return integer

SQL state: 42P13
Detail: Function's final statement must be SELECT or INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE RETURNING.
Context: SQL function "est_idio_return_stats_update"


Thanks for your kind assistance.


KD