Hello, I am alagu madhu working as a Developer (postgresql).pls,send your table design. "Minal A. Aryamane" wrote: > hello all, > I desparately need help in developing stored procedure using postgresql 8.0. I am using pgadmin for developing the stored procs. Can anyone please help me, The docs are really not helpful. > > am trying to pass values through a jsp page wherein I am accessing this stored procedures by the following select ststemet > > SELECT sp_build_course('ETLCRC0001:ETLCRC0010:', 'CRCSUB0001:CRCSUB0001:', 'ABC', 'minal' ) > > the function is as below: > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sp_build_course("varchar", "varchar", "varchar", "varchar") > RETURNS text AS > ' > Declare > COURSEIDS VARCHAR(1000) ; > TOPICIDS VARCHAR(1000); > COURSENAME VARCHAR(150); > USERNAME VARCHAR(20); > > COURSEIDS1 VARCHAR(1000); > TOPICIDS1 VARCHAR(1000); > COURSEID1 VARCHAR(20); > TOPICID1 VARCHAR(20); > NEWCOURSEID VARCHAR(20); > NEWTOPICID VARCHAR(20); > COLUMN1 VARCHAR(50); > COLUMN2 VARCHAR(50); > COLUMN3 VARCHAR(50); > COLUMN4 VARCHAR(50); > QCODE1 VARCHAR(10); > QDATE1 VARCHAR(10); > QSNO INTEGER; > WEIGHTAGE INTEGER; > QSTYPE VARCHAR(50); > QUESTION VARCHAR(1000); > MARKS VARCHAR(50); > QFLAG BOOL; > PFLAG BIT; > PAPER_TYPE VARCHAR(20); > CINDEX INTEGER; > TINDEX INTEGER; > INDEX INTEGER; > QINDEX INTEGER; > QUESTIONID INTEGER; > NEWQUESTIONID INTEGER; > LESSON_FLOW_TITLE VARCHAR(50); > TREE_NODE_TYPE VARCHAR(50); > VIDEO_SIZE INTEGER; > ROOT_NODE_ID INTEGER; > SLIDE_ORDER INTEGER; > row1 record; > row2 record; > row3 record; > COURSENAME1 varchar(150); > USERNAME1 varchar(50); > > BEGIN > SET COURSEIDS1:=COURSEIDS; > SET TOPICIDS1:=TOPICIDS; > SET COURSENAME1:=COURSENAME; > SET USERNAME1:=USERNAME; > > --PRINT \'INSIDE THE STORED PROCEDURE\' > > COLUMN1 := DATE_PART(\'Day\',current_date); > COLUMN2 := DATE_PART(\'Month\',current_date); > COLUMN3 := DATE_PART(\'Year\',current_date); > > IF LENGTH(COLUMN1) = 1 THEN > COLUMN1 := \'0\' || COLUMN1; > END IF; > IF LENGTH(COLUMN2) = 1 THEN > COLUMN2 := \'0\' || COLUMN2; > END IF; > > QDATE1 := COLUMN1 || COLUMN2 || COLUMN3; > > SELECT trim(to_char(max(to_number(QCODE,\'999999\'))+1,\'000009\')) INTO QCODE1 FROM QUESTION WHERE QDATE = QDATE1; > > WHILE (LENGTH(QCODE1) < 6) LOOP > QCODE1 := \'0\' || QCODE1; > END LOOP; > > SELECT MAX(SUBSTR(COURSEID,7,LENGTH(COURSEID))) INTO NEWCOURSEID FROM COURSEMASTER; > > WHILE (LENGTH(NEWCOURSEID) < 4) LOOP > NEWCOURSEID := \'0\' || NEWCOURSEID; > END LOOP; > NEWCOURSEID := \'ETLCRC\' || NEWCOURSEID; > INSERT INTO COURSEMASTER(COURSEID, COURSENAME) VALUES ( NEWCOURSEID,COURSENAME1); > CINDEX := POSITION(\':\' IN COURSEIDS1); > TINDEX := POSITION(\':\' IN TOPICIDS1); > INDEX := 1; > WHILE (CINDEX > 0) LOOP > COURSEID1 := SUBSTR(COURSEIDS1,1,(CINDEX-1)); > TOPICID := SUBSTR(TOPICIDS1,1,(TINDEX-1)); > > -- TRANSACTION STARTS HERE > NEWTOPICID := INDEX; > WHILE (LENGTH(NEWTOPICID) < 4) LOOP > NEWTOPICID := \'0\' || NEWTOPICID; > END LOOP; > NEWTOPICID := \'CRCSUB\' || NEWTOPICID; > INSERT INTO MYTABLE6 VALUES(COURSEID1, TOPICID, NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID); > INSERT INTO TOPICS SELECT NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID, TOPICNAME FROM TOPICS WHERE COURSEID=COURSEID AND TOPICID=TOPICID; > SELECT NULLIF(0,COUNT(*)) INTO COLUMN3 FROM LESSON_FLOW WHERE COURSEID=COURSEID AND TOPICID=TOPICID; > COLUMN1 := COURSEID1 || \'_\' || TOPICID || \'_\'; > COLUMN2 := NEWCOURSEID || \'_\' || NEWTOPICID || \'_\'; > IF (COLUMN3 >0) THEN > SELECT MAX(ATTACHMENT_ID) + 1 INTO COLUMN3 FROM COURSE_LESSON; > INSERT INTO COURSE_LESSON(COURSEID1, TOPICID, RECORD_STATUS, ATTACHMENT_ID) VALUES (NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID,0, CONVERT(INT, COLUMN3)); > INSERT INTO ATTACHMENT SELECT COLUMN3, COLUMN2 + SUBSTR(URL,23,LENGTH(URL)), SEQUENCE FROM ATTACHMENT WHERE SUBSTR(URL,0,23) = COLUMN1; > SELECT MAX(LF_ID) + 1 INTO COLUMN4 FROM LESSON_FLOW; > > FOR row1 IN SELECT LESSON_FLOW_TITLE, TREE_NODE_TYPE, VIDEO_SIZE, ROOT_NODE_ID, SLIDE_ORDER FROM LESSON_FLOW WHERE COURSEID=COURSEID AND TOPICID = TOPICID > LOOP > LESSON_FLOW_TITLE:=row1.LESSON_FLOW_TITLE; > TREE_NODE_TYPE:=row1.TREE_NODE_TYPE; > VIDEO_SIZE:=row1.VIDEO_SIZE; > ROOT_NODE_ID:=row1.ROOT_NODE_ID; > SLIDE_ORDER:=row1.SLIDE_ORDER; > > INSERT INTO LESSON_FLOW VALUES (COLUMN4, NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID, LESSON_FLOW_TITLE, TREE_NODE_TYPE, VIDEO_SIZE, COLUMN3, ROOT_NODE_ID, SLIDE_ORDER); > COLUMN4 := COLUMN4 + 1; > > END LOOP; > INSERT INTO SELECTEDSESSION SELECT NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID, COLUMN2 + SUBSTR(URL,23,LENGTH(URL)) FROM SELECTEDSESSION WHERE COURSEID= COURSEID1 AND TOPICID= TOPICID; > END IF; > QINDEX := 1; > > FOR row2 IN SELECT QUESTION_ID, QSNO, WEIGHTAGE, QSTYPE, QUESTION, MARKS, FLAG, PAPER_TYPE FROM QUESTION WHERE COURSEID=COURSEID AND TOPICID = TOPICID > LOOP > QUESTIONID:=row2.QUESTION_ID; > QSNO:=row2.QSNO; > WEIGHTAGE:=row2.WEIGHTAGE; > QSTYPE:=row2.QSTYPE; > QUESTION:=row2.QUESTION; > MARKS:=row2.MARKS; > QFLAG:=row2.FLAG; > PAPER_TYPE:=row2.PAPER_TYPE; > > INSERT INTO QUESTION (COURSEID1, TOPICID, QSNO, WEIGHTAGE, QSTYPE, QUESTION, MARKS, QDATE, QCODE,FLAG, USERNAME, PAPER_TYPE) VALUES (NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID, QINDEX, WEIGHTAGE, QSTYPE, QUESTION, MARKS, QDATE1, QCODE,QFLAG, USERNAME1, PAPER_TYPE); > NEWQUESTIONID := IDENTITY; > INSERT INTO OPTIONS SELECT NEWQUESTIONID, OPTIONS, CORRECTOPTION FROM OPTIONS WHERE QUESTION_ID=QUESTIONID; > QCODE1 :=QCODE1 + 1; > WHILE (LENGTH(QCODE1) < 6) LOOP > QCODE1 := \'0\' || QCODE1; > END LOOP; > QINDEX := QINDEX + 1; > END LOOP; > QINDEX := 1; > > FOR row3 IN SELECT QUESTION_ID, QSNO, QSTYPE, QUESTION, FLAG FROM POLL_QUESTION WHERE COURSEID=COURSEID AND TOPICID = TOPICID > LOOP > QUESTIONID:=row3.QUESTIONID; > QSNO:=row3.QSNO; > QSTYPE:=row3.QSTYPE; > QUESTION:=row3.QUESTION; > PFLAG:=row3.FLAG; > INSERT INTO POLL_QUESTION (COURSEID1, TOPICID, QSNO, QSTYPE, QUESTION, QDATE, QCODE,FLAG, USERNAME) VALUES (NEWCOURSEID, NEWTOPICID, QINDEX, QSTYPE, QUESTION, QDATE1, QCODE1,PFLAG, USERNAME1); > NEWQUESTIONID := IDENTITY; > INSERT INTO POLL_OPTIONS SELECT NEWQUESTIONID, OPTIONS, SUB_OPTIONS, TYPE,DISPLAY FROM POLL_OPTIONS WHERE QUESTION_ID=QUESTIONID; > QCODE1 := QCODE1 + 1; > WHILE (LENGTH(QCODE1) < 6) loop > QCODE1 := \'0\' || QCODE1; > END LOOP; > QINDEX := QINDEX + 1; > END LOOP; > > COURSEIDS1 := SUBSTR(COURSEIDS1,(CINDEX+1),LENGTH(COURSEIDS1)); > TOPICIDS1 := SUBSTR(TOPICIDS1,(TINDEX+1),LENGTH(TOPICIDS1)); > CINDEX := POSITION(\':\' IN COURSEIDS1); > TINDEX := POSITION(\':\' IN TOPICIDS1); > INDEX := INDEX + 1; > > END LOOP; > > RETURN \'1\'; > END; > > ' > LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE; > > when I run it I get the following error: > ERROR: syntax error at or near "$1" at character 6 > CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "sp_build_course" line 45 at SQL statement. > > Can someone please look into the procedure and tell me where I have gone wrong.