On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 03:32:09PM +0100, Joel Jacobson wrote: > Hi, > Is there a way to raise an exception with a message, > without having to add your own plpgsql helper-function? > Currently this is what I have: Well, you can: DO $$ begin raise notice 'zz'; END; $$; It's cheating though, as it still needs plpgsql. Best regards, depesz