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Create Function... ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

I copied an example from the help:

CREATE FUNCTION somefunc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
quantity integer := 30;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 30
quantity := 50;
--
-- Create a subblock
--
DECLARE
quantity integer := 80;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is
80
END;

RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 50

RETURN quantity;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql
Ran it is a SQL window from pgAdmin and got this error:

ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

Thanks,
Thomas LeBlanc

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Nov 12 '05 #1
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You do not have the language installed in the database.

use the createlang function in the bin directory and create the langiage
for the data base i.e.

createlang -d dbname plpgsql

HTH
Darren

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Thomas LeBlanc wrote:
I copied an example from the help:

CREATE FUNCTION somefunc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
quantity integer := 30;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 30
quantity := 50;
--
-- Create a subblock
--
DECLARE
quantity integer := 80;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is
80
END;

RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 50

RETURN quantity;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql
Ran it is a SQL window from pgAdmin and got this error:

ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

Thanks,
Thomas LeBlanc

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Nov 12 '05 #2
Hi Thomas,

Did you create/insert plpgsql language in your database? I guess not...

Check your database with createlang -l YOUR_DATABASE_N AME. This should
show you the languages installed in your database. In case you don't
have it, just use createlang plplgsql YOUR_DATABASE_N AME. This should
work...
Suggestion, if you are gonna use plpgsql a lot developing in
Postgresql, I suggest that you create the language you need in template1
(createlang LANGUAGE template1). By doing that you will automatically
create the language in your new database when issuing a createdb
NEWDATABASE, because createdb uses template1 as a template to create
your new database...

RTM createlang for more info...

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:58:55 -0500
"Thomas LeBlanc" <th*********@ho tmail.com> wrote:
I copied an example from the help:

CREATE FUNCTION somefunc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
quantity integer := 30;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here
is 30 quantity := 50;
--
-- Create a subblock
--
DECLARE
quantity integer := 80;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity
here is
80
END;

RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here
is 50

RETURN quantity;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql
Ran it is a SQL window from pgAdmin and got this error:

ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

Thanks,
Thomas LeBlanc

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Nov 12 '05 #3
Hi Thomas,

Did you create/insert plpgsql language in your database? I guess not...

Check your database with createlang -l YOUR_DATABASE_N AME. This should
show you the languages installed in your database. In case you don't
have it, just use createlang plplgsql YOUR_DATABASE_N AME. This should
work...
Suggestion, if you are gonna use plpgsql a lot developing in
Postgresql, I suggest that you create the language you need in template1
(createlang LANGUAGE template1). By doing that you will automatically
create the language in your new database when issuing a createdb
NEWDATABASE, because createdb uses template1 as a template to create
your new database...

RTM createlang for more info...

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:58:55 -0500
"Thomas LeBlanc" <th*********@ho tmail.com> wrote:
I copied an example from the help:

CREATE FUNCTION somefunc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
quantity integer := 30;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here
is 30 quantity := 50;
--
-- Create a subblock
--
DECLARE
quantity integer := 80;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity
here is
80
END;

RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here
is 50

RETURN quantity;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql
Ran it is a SQL window from pgAdmin and got this error:

ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

Thanks,
Thomas LeBlanc

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Nov 12 '05 #4
You need to create the plpgsql language in your database first. See
http://www.faqs.org/docs/ppbook/c19610.htm for how to do this.

Hope this helps,
ch**@crashed.ne t

th*********@hot mail.com ("Thomas LeBlanc") wrote in message news:<La******* *************** ***@hotmail.com >...
I copied an example from the help:

CREATE FUNCTION somefunc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
quantity integer := 30;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 30
quantity := 50;
--
-- Create a subblock
--
DECLARE
quantity integer := 80;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is
80
END;

RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 50

RETURN quantity;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql
Ran it is a SQL window from pgAdmin and got this error:

ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

Thanks,
Thomas LeBlanc

Nov 12 '05 #5
You need to create the plpgsql language in your database first. See
http://www.faqs.org/docs/ppbook/c19610.htm for how to do this.

Hope this helps,
ch**@crashed.ne t

th*********@hot mail.com ("Thomas LeBlanc") wrote in message news:<La******* *************** ***@hotmail.com >...
I copied an example from the help:

CREATE FUNCTION somefunc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
quantity integer := 30;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 30
quantity := 50;
--
-- Create a subblock
--
DECLARE
quantity integer := 80;
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is
80
END;

RAISE NOTICE ''Quantity here is %'', quantity; -- Quantity here is 50

RETURN quantity;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql
Ran it is a SQL window from pgAdmin and got this error:

ERROR: language "plpgsql" does not exist

Thanks,
Thomas LeBlanc

Nov 12 '05 #6

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