Hello try select * from GetAccountInfo (100) as (integer, integer, integer); I don't know types of fields a.Field1, a.Field2, a.Field4. I expect for example all are integer. regards Pavel Stehule On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Craig Bryden wrote: > Hi > > I come from a MS-SQL background and am trying to figure out what is wrong with the function below: > ***************************************************************************************** > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION GetAccountInfo (p_AccID int) > RETURNS record > AS > $$ > DECLARE > r_Return record; > BEGIN > SELECT a.Field1, a.Field2, a.Field4 > INTO r_Return > FROM Account > WHERE a.AccID = p_AccID; > > RETURN r_Return; > END; > $$ > language 'plpgsql'; > ***************************************************************************************** > When I run select * from GetAccountInfo (100) I get the following error message: ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record" > > please can someone explain to me how to create a column definition list. > > > Thanks > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)