-- -- pl-sql.sql -- -- created by philg on 11/18/98 -- -- useful pl/sql utility procedures -- -- useful for ecommerce and other situations where you want to -- know whether something happened within last N days (assumes query_date -- is in the past) create function one_if_within_n_days (timestamptz, integer) returns integer as ' declare query_date alias for $1; n_days alias for $2; begin if current_timestamp - query_date <= timespan_days(n_days) then return 1; else return 0; end if; end;' language 'plpgsql'; create function pseudo_contains (varchar, varchar) returns integer as ' declare indexed_stuff alias for $1; space_sep_list_untrimmed alias for $2; space_sep_list text; upper_indexed_stuff text; -- if you call this var start you get hosed royally first_space integer; score integer; begin space_sep_list := upper(ltrim(rtrim(space_sep_list_untrimmed))); upper_indexed_stuff := upper(indexed_stuff); score := 0; if space_sep_list is null or indexed_stuff is null then return score; end if; loop first_space := position('' '' in space_sep_list); if first_space = 0 then -- one token or maybe end of list if position(space_sep_list in upper_indexed_stuff) <> 0 then return score+10; end if; return score; else -- first_space <> 0 if position(substring(space_sep_list from 1 for first_space-1) in upper_indexed_stuff) <> 0 then score := score + 10; end if; end if; space_sep_list := substring(space_sep_list from first_space+1); end loop; end;' language 'plpgsql';