BaseTwo wrote: > The following statement works on 8.x servers, but not on 7.4 and I > can't figure out how to get it to operate in the earlier version: > > select calc_cum_gpa_mp(marking_period_id::TEXT) > from (select distinct marking_period_id from student_mp_stats) as > sms1; > > I get the error: > > ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" > SQL state: 42601 > Context: compile of PL/pgSQL function "calc_cum_gpa_mp" near line 8 Apparently the syntax used in your PL/pgSQL function is incompatible with postgres 7.4. You probably used $$ markers or somesuch, which is new in PG 8. It definitely has nothing to do with how you call the function. -- Alban Hertroys alban@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx magproductions b.v. T: ++31(0)534346874 F: ++31(0)534346876 M: I: www.magproductions.nl A: Postbus 416 7500 AK Enschede // Integrate Your World //