If this primary key is a guid or a number that you create as unique, create it local to your function and then return the same after inserting within the function.
create or replace function test_insert() returns guid as $$
DECLARE
ret guid;
BEGIN
select into ret newid();
-- ret is the primary key for the table "Table_a"
insert into table_a (ret, "Value1","Value2");
if not found then
..............
end if;
return ret;
END;
$$ language plpgsql;
your question is too abstract, i tink we will nee more information to solve your problem
vish
On 9/21/05, Michael Fuhr <mike@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 02:22:22PM -0500, Jason Tesser wrote:
> I have a stored proc in which I want to retur the primary key of
> an insert statement that the stored proc just ran. How can I do
> that?
If the primary key is a SERIAL column then see "How do I get the
value of a SERIAL insert?" in the FAQ:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html#4.11.2
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