I have created the following function : CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sp_insert_tbl_l_header(int4,text) RETURNS bool AS $BODY$ INSERT INTO tbl_xyz (unmask_id,email_from) VALUES ($1,$2) $BODY$ LANGUAGE 'sql' VOLATILE; when i try to create this fucntion by running this script, i get the following error: ERROR: return type mismatch in function declared to return boolean DETAIL: Function's final statement must be a SELECT. CONTEXT: SQL function "sp_insert_tbl_xyz" So i think there is some problem with the return type of the function when it has an insert statement but really don't know what should be the return type of this function. Thanks, Jas