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<chapter id="plsql">

database return a value. Thus, the normal way to call a function

is to execute a SELECT query or doing an assignment (resulting

in a PL/pgSQL internal SELECT). But there are cases where someone

isn't interested in the function's result.

is not interested in the function's result.

<programlisting>

PERFORM <replaceable>query</replaceable>

</programlisting>