>>>>> "Thiemo" == Thiemo Kellner <thiemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Thiemo> Hi all Thiemo> I try to create a function (code at Thiemo> https://pastebin.com/mTs18B90) Paste sites are for IRC, on the mailing list you should always attach the necessary details to your message. Thiemo> using 'get diagnostics' to retrieve the number of affected Thiemo> rows. However, it throws Thiemo> the following exception was thrown: Thiemo> SQLSTATE: 42703 Thiemo> column "row_count" does not exist line 44 of your paste: V_TEXT := V_TEXT || ROW_COUNT || ' row.'; should be V_ROW_COUNT, I suspect. Likewise line 46. (The CONTEXT lines of the error message would have identified the offending line of the function for you.) -- Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)