On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Sam Mason <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:55:48AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: >> pavunkumar <pavun.bks@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> > create or replace function newd(id integer ) returns void as $$ >> > delete from testing where id=$1; >> >> Don't use the same name for a parameter as you use for a table column >> referenced in the function. > > I've found it helps to have a standard naming convention here; I only > use identifiers starting with an underscore (i.e. "_") for function > parameters and local variables. Column names always start with a lower > case alphabetic letter. Other people will obviously have different ways > of dealing with the ambiguity, but this has worked well for me so far. I absolutely think this ('_' prefix) is the way to go. I make some exceptions for locals, like n for number, etc. Some people argue for using in_variable notation, but why use three characters when one is good enough? OTOH, I don't camel case columns. Can't please everyone... :-) Also, to the OP, I'd really advise against naming columns 'id'...it creates a mess. If you have a table foo, name column 'foo_id'. Less name conflicts, cleaner queries. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general