Re: Syntax error

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On Monday, October 31st, 2022 at 01:30, David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:


> On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 6:11 PM Simon Connah <simon.n.connah@protonmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hi.
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> > The SQL file and error can be found here:
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> > https://gist.github.com/simonconnah/eddeed2661949c90f34ff91a3db3191b
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> For something that trivial just include it in the body of the email, don't make people go out to a static foreign site to know what you are talking about. About the only good exception to this is a db-fiddle website where you can actually execute the code being posted. (and you should still put the main parts of the question in the email even then).
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> > I'm not sure why I'm getting the error message. It is something straightforward, but I'm stumped.
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> > If someone could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
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> You invented some create function syntax the system has no clue what to do with. There are only two mutually exclusive options for RETURNS, "rettype" or the word "TABLE" then a table specification. You seem to somehow wish to combine them, dropping the word TABLE.
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> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html
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> David J.
> 


My apologies. I won't use GitHub anymore. I just made an (incorrect) assumption that most people would find it easier to use.

Yes, I was playing around with it for a bit but got stuck and probably did something stupid.

Simon.