Zac <zaccheob@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > does anyone know if there is a way (in plpgsql) to obtain the number of > records returned by a cursor without fetching them all? No. The system itself does not know that until you've fully executed the query ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly