Unable to wrap a simple CTE in plpgsql loop












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For a test database, I would like to create a bunch of test users (all with "default" values). There is a table called users, and another called user_properties. For each test user, I need to make corresponding entries in both these tables. I already have a nicely working CTE to do this, but I am unable to wrap this CTE in a loop.



CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ins() 
returns void as
$BODY$
BEGIN
--RETURN record;

FOR Loopid IN 0..10 LOOP

with
user as (
insert into user
values(default)
returning id
)
,user_property as (
insert into user_property (property_of)
select id from user
returning id
)
select id from user_property;

END LOOP;
END;
$BODY$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;


It creates the function, but on running it complains



ERROR:  query has no destination for result data
HINT: If you want to discard the results of a SELECT, use PERFORM instead.


But it doesn't seem possible to replace the last select of the CTE with a perform instead - that's a syntax error. So how can I do this?



The few questions (example) which have very similar titles have their answer that a loop/cte isn't really necessary, so they don't help me. Unless there's a very creative way of doing the exact same thing 10 times without a loop :-)









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    For a test database, I would like to create a bunch of test users (all with "default" values). There is a table called users, and another called user_properties. For each test user, I need to make corresponding entries in both these tables. I already have a nicely working CTE to do this, but I am unable to wrap this CTE in a loop.



    CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ins() 
    returns void as
    $BODY$
    BEGIN
    --RETURN record;

    FOR Loopid IN 0..10 LOOP

    with
    user as (
    insert into user
    values(default)
    returning id
    )
    ,user_property as (
    insert into user_property (property_of)
    select id from user
    returning id
    )
    select id from user_property;

    END LOOP;
    END;
    $BODY$
    LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;


    It creates the function, but on running it complains



    ERROR:  query has no destination for result data
    HINT: If you want to discard the results of a SELECT, use PERFORM instead.


    But it doesn't seem possible to replace the last select of the CTE with a perform instead - that's a syntax error. So how can I do this?



    The few questions (example) which have very similar titles have their answer that a loop/cte isn't really necessary, so they don't help me. Unless there's a very creative way of doing the exact same thing 10 times without a loop :-)









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      For a test database, I would like to create a bunch of test users (all with "default" values). There is a table called users, and another called user_properties. For each test user, I need to make corresponding entries in both these tables. I already have a nicely working CTE to do this, but I am unable to wrap this CTE in a loop.



      CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ins() 
      returns void as
      $BODY$
      BEGIN
      --RETURN record;

      FOR Loopid IN 0..10 LOOP

      with
      user as (
      insert into user
      values(default)
      returning id
      )
      ,user_property as (
      insert into user_property (property_of)
      select id from user
      returning id
      )
      select id from user_property;

      END LOOP;
      END;
      $BODY$
      LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;


      It creates the function, but on running it complains



      ERROR:  query has no destination for result data
      HINT: If you want to discard the results of a SELECT, use PERFORM instead.


      But it doesn't seem possible to replace the last select of the CTE with a perform instead - that's a syntax error. So how can I do this?



      The few questions (example) which have very similar titles have their answer that a loop/cte isn't really necessary, so they don't help me. Unless there's a very creative way of doing the exact same thing 10 times without a loop :-)









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      For a test database, I would like to create a bunch of test users (all with "default" values). There is a table called users, and another called user_properties. For each test user, I need to make corresponding entries in both these tables. I already have a nicely working CTE to do this, but I am unable to wrap this CTE in a loop.



      CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ins() 
      returns void as
      $BODY$
      BEGIN
      --RETURN record;

      FOR Loopid IN 0..10 LOOP

      with
      user as (
      insert into user
      values(default)
      returning id
      )
      ,user_property as (
      insert into user_property (property_of)
      select id from user
      returning id
      )
      select id from user_property;

      END LOOP;
      END;
      $BODY$
      LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;


      It creates the function, but on running it complains



      ERROR:  query has no destination for result data
      HINT: If you want to discard the results of a SELECT, use PERFORM instead.


      But it doesn't seem possible to replace the last select of the CTE with a perform instead - that's a syntax error. So how can I do this?



      The few questions (example) which have very similar titles have their answer that a loop/cte isn't really necessary, so they don't help me. Unless there's a very creative way of doing the exact same thing 10 times without a loop :-)







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