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# dblink_get_result

## 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

`conname`

  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.

## Example

     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
        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)

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