postgreSQL : oracle sqlerrm equivalent of postgres - postgresql

Question

I'm new to PostgreSQL. I have experience in oracle. In oracle , to find the exact error, I use code 'dbms_output.put_line(sqlerrm)' . Here I have a postgresql function returning an integer value
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.fn_sqltest(
p_id integer)
RETURNS integer
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
COST 100
VOLATILE
AS $BODY$
Declare
n integer;
begin
select off_id into n from office
where per_id=p_id;
return n ;
exception when others then
return -1;
end;
$BODY$;
ALTER FUNCTION public.fn_sqltest(character varying)
OWNER TO postgres;
I call this function as below
DO $$
DECLARE
ae integer;
BEGIN
ae:=fn_sqltest(10);
RAISE NOTICE 'exception: % % ', sqlstate , sqlerrm ;
RAISE NOTICE 'Return value is: % ', ae;
END $$;
and I get the error
ERROR: column "sqlstate" does not exist
How can I show the exact error message like sqlerrm in oracle.

Answer 1

I updated the function and wrote a code in function exception section
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.fn_sqltest(
p_id integer)
RETURNS integer
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
COST 100
VOLATILE
AS $BODY$
Declare
n integer;
text_var1 text;
text_var2 text;
text_var3 text;
begin
select off_id into n from office
where per_id=p_id;
return n ;
exception when others then
GET STACKED DIAGNOSTICS text_var1 = MESSAGE_TEXT,
text_var2 = PG_EXCEPTION_DETAIL,
text_var3 = PG_EXCEPTION_HINT;
RAISE NOTICE 'Return value is: % % %',text_var1 , text_var2, text_var3;
return -1;
end;
$BODY$;
ALTER FUNCTION public.fn_sqltest(character varying)
OWNER TO postgres;
Another method is by changing the return type. I changed the return type to text and rewrite the exception section code as below
return sqlerrm;

Answer 2

Unlike PL/SQL, in PL/pgSQL SQLSTATE and SQLERRM are not defined outside an exception handler. See the documentation, section "Obtaining Information About An Error".
This also means that you can't get SQLSTATE and SQLERRM of a successful operation, unlike PL/SQL.
So, if you want to use these special variables outside an exception handler, you have to store them in variables.
I don't know how would you like to return them from the function. I can demonstrate this idea inside your function code:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.fn_sqltest(
p_id integer)
RETURNS integer
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
COST 100
VOLATILE
AS $BODY$
Declare
n integer;
v_sqlerrm text;
v_sqlstate text;
begin
begin
select off_id into n from office
where per_id=p_id;
return n ;
exception when others then
v_sqlerrm := sqlerrm;
v_sqlstate := sqlstate;
end;
RAISE NOTICE 'exception: % % ', v_sqlstate , v_sqlerrm ;
return -1;
end;
$BODY$;

Answer 3

I know this is old but just for the record: The easiest way to output the state and message of error is to raise them from within the exception clause. You don't need to declare extra variables.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fn_sqltest(p_id integer)
RETURNS integer
AS $$
DECLARE
n integer;
BEGIN
SELECT off_id
INTO n
FROM office
WHERE per_id = p_id;
RETURN n;
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
RAISE NOTICE 'exception: % - %', SQLSTATE, SQLERRM;
RETURN -1;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;