Hi all...
I use Firebird 2.1 on Xp sp2.
I would like to know if is possible to use CREATE FUNCTION with a IN
parameter and the result is a table, in this case many cursor of WITH
RECURSIVE.

This is the code that I use in MsSQL 2005.

Thanking in advance and sorry for my english.

Giuliano

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ufn_FindReports (@InEmpID INTEGER)
RETURNS @retFindReports TABLE
(
EmployeeID int primary key NOT NULL,
Name nvarchar(255) NOT NULL,
Title nvarchar(50) NOT NULL,
EmployeeLevel int NOT NULL,
Sort nvarchar (255) NOT NULL
)
--Returns a result set that lists all the employees who report to the
--specific employee directly or indirectly.*/
AS
BEGIN
WITH DirectReports(Name, Title, EmployeeID, EmployeeLevel, Sort) AS
(SELECT CONVERT(Varchar(255), c.FirstName + ' ' + c.LastName),
e.Title,
e.EmployeeID,
1,
CONVERT(Varchar(255), c.FirstName + ' ' + c.LastName)
FROM HumanResources.Employee AS e
JOIN Person.Contact AS c ON e.ContactID = c.ContactID
WHERE e.EmployeeID = @InEmpID
UNION ALL
SELECT CONVERT(Varchar(255), REPLICATE ('| ' , EmployeeLevel) +
c.FirstName + ' ' + c.LastName),
e.Title,
e.EmployeeID,
EmployeeLevel + 1,
CONVERT (Varchar(255), RTRIM(Sort) + '| ' + FirstName + ' ' +
LastName)
FROM HumanResources.Employee as e
JOIN Person.Contact AS c ON e.ContactID = c.ContactID
JOIN DirectReports AS d ON e.ManagerID = d.EmployeeID
)
-- copy the required columns to the result of the function
SELECT EmployeeID, Name, Title, EmployeeLevel, Sort
FROM DirectReports
RETURN
END;