Hello, Having freshly installed a PG database (8.0.3), I have difficulties in tracing exceptions in my PL/pgSQL functions. All my functions implement a BEGIN-EXCEPTION-END block in which exceptions must be traced : BEGIN -- Some stuff EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN -- trace END; I would like to trace the SQLCODE that triggers the exception. I have heard about a SQLSTATE variable but it doesn't seem to be implemented in the 8.0.3 but only in the 8.1 (not stable release and so not a good choice in a professional context...). How can I get this information ? Is there a patch available ? Is there a workaround ? Thanks ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match