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PostgreSQL: Query has no destination for result data


I am trying to fetch data from remote db by using dblink through function but getting an error query has no destination for result data. I am using plpgsql language to do the same.

Function:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fun()
  RETURNS text AS
$$
begin
select dblink_connect(
      'port=5432 dbname=test user=postgres password=****');

WITH a AS (
SELECT *
FROM dblink(
    'SELECT slno,fname,mname,lname
    FROM    remote_tbl'
     ) AS t (slno int, fname text, mname text, lname text)
)
, b AS (
INSERT INTO temptab1
SELECT slno, name
FROM   a
)
, c AS (
INSERT INTO temptab2
SELECT slno, name
FROM   a
)
INSERT INTO temptab3
SELECT slno, name
FROM   a;


select dblink_disconnect();
end;
$$ 
LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Calling Function:

SELECT fun();

ERROR: query has no destination for result data


Solution

  • The stored procedure won't just return the result of the last SELECT. You need to actually return the value:

    CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fun() RETURNS text AS $$
    BEGIN
        --- ....
        RETURN(SELECT dblink_disconnect());
    END
    $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
    

    You're getting the error because Postgres expects the function to return something of type text, but your function doesn't return anything.