下面是一个 Oracle 函数：

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cs_fmt_browser_version(v_name IN varchar, v_version IN varchar)
RETURN varchar IS
BEGIN
    IF v_version IS NULL THEN
        RETURN v_name;
    END IF;
    RETURN v_name || '/' || v_version;
END;
/
SHOW ERRORS;

让我们过一遍这个函数，看看它与 PL/pgSQL 的差异：

那么让我们看看这个函数移植到 PostgreSQL 之后是什么样子：

DROP FUNCTION cs_fmt_browser_version(varchar, varchar);
CREATE FUNCTION cs_fmt_browser_version(varchar, varchar)
RETRUNS varchar AS '
DECLARE
    v_name ALIAS FOR $1;
    v_version ALIAS FOR $2;
BEGIN
    IF v_version IS NULL THEN
        return v_name;
    END IF;
    RETURN v_name || ''/'' || v_version;
END;
' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

下面的过程从一条SELECT语句抓取行，并为了 效率把结果构建成带IF语句的一个大函数。 请特别注意游标、FOR循环的差异，以及在 PostgreSQL 中转义单引号的必要性。

create or replace procedure cs_update_referrer_type_proc is 
    cursor referrer_keys is 
        select * from cs_referrer_keys 
        order by try_order;

    a_output varchar(4000); 
begin 
    a_output := 'create or replace function cs_find_referrer_type(v_host IN varchar, v_domain IN varchar, 
v_url IN varchar) return varchar is begin'; 

    for referrer_key in referrer_keys loop 
        a_output := a_output || ' if v_' || referrer_key.kind || ' like ''' || 
referrer_key.key_string || ''' then return ''' || referrer_key.referrer_type || 
'''; end if;'; 
    end loop; 

    a_output := a_output || ' return null; end;'; 
    execute immediate a_output; 
end; 
/ 
show errors

下面是这个函数在 PostgreSQL 中最终的样子：

CREATE FUNCTION cs_update_referrer_type_proc() RETURNS integer AS '
DECLARE
    referrer_keys RECORD;  -- Declare a generic record to be used in a FOR
    a_output varchar(4000);
BEGIN 
    a_output := ''CREATE FUNCTION cs_find_referrer_type(varchar,varchar,varchar) 
                  RETURNS varchar AS '''' 
                     DECLARE 
                         v_host ALIAS FOR $1; 
                         v_domain ALIAS FOR $2; 
                         v_url ALIAS FOR $3; ''; 

    -- 
    -- Notice how we scan through the results of a query in a FOR loop
    -- using the FOR <record> construct.
    --

    FOR referrer_keys IN select * from cs_referrer_keys order by try_order LOOP
        a_output := a_output || '' if v_'' || referrer_keys.kind || '' like '''''''''' 
                 || referrer_keys.key_string || '''''''''' then return '''''' 
                 || referrer_keys.referrer_type || ''''''; end if;''; 
    END LOOP; 
  
    a_output := a_output || '' return null; end; '''' language ''''plpgsql'''';''; 
 
    -- This works because we are not substituting any variables
    -- Otherwise it would fail. Look at PERFORM for another way to run functions
    
    EXECUTE a_output; 
end; 
' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

下面的 Oracle PL/SQL 过程用于解析 URL 并返回若干元素（主机、 路径和查询）。它是一个过程，因为在 PL/pgSQL 中函数只能返回 一个值（参见第 24.5.3 节）。在 PostgreSQL 中，绕开这个问题的一种办法是把该过程拆成三个不同 的函数：一个返回主机，一个返回路径，另一个返回查询。

create or replace procedure cs_parse_url(
    v_url IN varchar,
    v_host OUT varchar,  -- This will be passed back
    v_path OUT varchar,  -- This one too
    v_query OUT varchar) -- And this one
is
    a_pos1 integer;
    a_pos2 integer;
begin
    v_host := NULL;
    v_path := NULL;
    v_query := NULL;
    a_pos1 := instr(v_url, '//'); -- PostgreSQL doesn't have an instr function

    if a_pos1 = 0 then
        return;
    end if;
    a_pos2 := instr(v_url, '/', a_pos1 + 2);
    if a_pos2 = 0 then
        v_host := substr(v_url, a_pos1 + 2);
        v_path := '/';
        return;
    end if;

    v_host := substr(v_url, a_pos1 + 2, a_pos2 - a_pos1 - 2);
    a_pos1 := instr(v_url, '?', a_pos2 + 1);

    if a_pos1 = 0 then
        v_path := substr(v_url, a_pos2);
        return;
    end if;

    v_path := substr(v_url, a_pos2, a_pos1 - a_pos2);
    v_query := substr(v_url, a_pos1 + 1);
end;
/
show errors;

下面是这个过程可以怎样为 PostgreSQL 改写：

drop function cs_parse_url_host(varchar); 
create function cs_parse_url_host(varchar) returns varchar as ' 
declare 
    v_url ALIAS FOR $1; 
    v_host varchar; 
    v_path varchar; 
    a_pos1 integer; 
    a_pos2 integer; 
    a_pos3 integer; 
begin 
    v_host := NULL; 
    a_pos1 := instr(v_url,''//''); 

    if a_pos1 = 0 then 
        return '''';  -- Return a blank
    end if; 

    a_pos2 := instr(v_url,''/'',a_pos1 + 2); 
    if a_pos2 = 0 then 
        v_host := substr(v_url, a_pos1 + 2); 
        v_path := ''/''; 
        return v_host; 
    end if; 

    v_host := substr(v_url, a_pos1 + 2, a_pos2 - a_pos1 - 2 ); 
    return v_host; 
end; 
' language 'plpgsql';