DBLINK_GET_RESULT(3)

NAME
dblink_get_result - gets an async query result

SYNOPSIS

dblink_get_result(text connname [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof record

DESCRIPTION

dblink_get_result collects the results of an asynchronous query previously sent with dblink_send_query. If the query is not already completed, dblink_get_result will wait until it is.

ARGUMENTS

connname
    Name of the connection to use.

fail_on_error
    If true (the default when omitted) then an error thrown on the remote side of the connection causes an error to also be thrown locally. If false, the remote error is locally reported as a NOTICE, and the function returns no rows.

RETURN VALUE

For an async query (that is, a SQL statement returning rows), the function returns the row(s) produced by the query. To use this function, you will need to specify the expected set of columns, as previously discussed for dblink.

For an async command (that is, a SQL statement not returning rows), the function returns a single row with a single text column containing the command's status string. It is still necessary to specify that the result will have a single text column in the calling FROM clause.

NOTES

This function must be called if dblink_send_query returned 1. It must be called once for each query sent, and one additional time to obtain an empty set result, before the connection can be used again.

EXAMPLES

    contrib_regression=# SELECT dblink_connect('dtest1', 'dbname=contrib_regression');
     dblink_connect
    ----------------
     OK
    (1 row)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM
    contrib_regression-# dblink_send_query('dtest1', 'select * from foo where f1 < 3') AS t1;
     t1
    ----
      1
    (1 row)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM dblink_get_result('dtest1') AS t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
     f1 | f2 |     f3
    ----+----+------------
      0 | a  | {a0,b0,c0}
      1 | b  | {a1,b1,c1}
      2 | c  | {a2,b2,c2}
    (3 rows)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM dblink_get_result('dtest1') AS t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
     f1 | f2 | f3
    ----+----+----
    (0 rows)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM
    contrib_regression-# dblink_send_query('dtest1', 'select * from foo where f1 < 3; select * from foo where f1 > 6') AS t1;
     t1
    ----
      1
    (1 row)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM dblink_get_result('dtest1') AS t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
     f1 | f2 |     f3
    ----+----+------------
      0 | a  | {a0,b0,c0}
      1 | b  | {a1,b1,c1}
      2 | c  | {a2,b2,c2}
    (3 rows)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM dblink_get_result('dtest1') AS t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
     f1 | f2 |      f3
    ----+----+---------------
      7 | h  | {a7,b7,c7}
      8 | i  | {a8,b8,c8}
      9 | j  | {a9,b9,c9}
     10 | k  | {a10,b10,c10}
    (4 rows)
    contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM dblink_get_result('dtest1') AS t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
     f1 | f2 | f3
    ----+----+----
    (0 rows)