plpgsql_error
A generic PL/pgSQL error that does not fall into a more specific PL/pgSQL error category. Used as the catch-all SQLSTATE for PL/pgSQL runtime errors.
- 1PL/pgSQL RAISE with SQLSTATE P0000 (or no SQLSTATE specified)
- 2Unclassified runtime error in a PL/pgSQL function
- 3Exception block catches and re-raises with P0000
Execution of a PL/pgSQL function or procedure that encounters a generic error
DO $ BEGIN RAISE EXCEPTION USING ERRCODE = 'P0000', MESSAGE = 'generic plpgsql error'; END $;
expected output
ERROR: P0000: generic plpgsql error
Fix
Use a more specific SQLSTATE or error message
WHEN You control the PL/pgSQL code raising this error
RAISE EXCEPTION 'More descriptive error message' USING ERRCODE = '22023';
Why this works
Using a specific SQLSTATE helps callers catch and handle specific error types
✕ Do not use P0000 for application errors you want callers to handle specifically
P0000 is a catch-all; callers cannot distinguish it from other P0000 errors
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/errcodes-appendix.html
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