QUERY: create function pslot_backlink_view(bpchar)
returns text as '
<<outer>>
declare
    rec		record;
    bltype	char(2);
    retval	text;
begin
    select into rec * from PSlot where slotname = $1;
    if not found then
        return '''';
    end if;
    if rec.backlink = '''' then
        return ''-'';
    end if;
    bltype := substr(rec.backlink, 1, 2);
    if bltype = ''PL'' then
        declare
	    rec		record;
	begin
	    select into rec * from PLine where slotname = outer.rec.backlink;
	    retval := ''Phone line '' || trim(rec.phonenumber);
	    if rec.comment != '''' then
	        retval := retval || '' ('';
		retval := retval || rec.comment;
		retval := retval || '')'';
	    end if;
	    return retval;
	end;
    end if;
    if bltype = ''WS'' then
        select into rec * from WSlot where slotname = rec.backlink;
	retval := trim(rec.slotname) || '' in room '';
	retval := retval || trim(rec.roomno);
	retval := retval || '' -> '';
	return retval || wslot_slotlink_view(rec.slotname);
    end if;
    return rec.backlink;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';
QUERY: create function pslot_slotlink_view(bpchar)
returns text as '
declare
    psrec	record;
    sltype	char(2);
    retval	text;
begin
    select into psrec * from PSlot where slotname = $1;
    if not found then
        return '''';
    end if;
    if psrec.slotlink = '''' then
        return ''-'';
    end if;
    sltype := substr(psrec.slotlink, 1, 2);
    if sltype = ''PS'' then
	retval := trim(psrec.slotlink) || '' -> '';
	return retval || pslot_backlink_view(psrec.slotlink);
    end if;
    if sltype = ''HS'' then
        retval := comment from Hub H, HSlot HS
			where HS.slotname = psrec.slotlink
			  and H.name = HS.hubname;
        retval := retval || '' slot '';
	retval := retval || slotno::text from HSlot
			where slotname = psrec.slotlink;
	return retval;
    end if;
    return psrec.slotlink;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';
QUERY: create function wslot_slotlink_view(bpchar)
returns text as '
declare
    rec		record;
    sltype	char(2);
    retval	text;
begin
    select into rec * from WSlot where slotname = $1;
    if not found then
        return '''';
    end if;
    if rec.slotlink = '''' then
        return ''-'';
    end if;
    sltype := substr(rec.slotlink, 1, 2);
    if sltype = ''PH'' then
        select into rec * from PHone where slotname = rec.slotlink;
	retval := ''Phone '' || trim(rec.slotname);
	if rec.comment != '''' then
	    retval := retval || '' ('';
	    retval := retval || rec.comment;
	    retval := retval || '')'';
	end if;
	return retval;
    end if;
    if sltype = ''IF'' then
	declare
	    syrow	System%RowType;
	    ifrow	IFace%ROWTYPE;
        begin
	    select into ifrow * from IFace where slotname = rec.slotlink;
	    select into syrow * from System where name = ifrow.sysname;
	    retval := syrow.name || '' IF '';
	    retval := retval || ifrow.ifname;
	    if syrow.comment != '''' then
	        retval := retval || '' ('';
		retval := retval || syrow.comment;
		retval := retval || '')'';
	    end if;
	    return retval;
	end;
    end if;
    return rec.slotlink;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';
QUERY: create view Pfield_v1 as select PF.pfname, PF.slotname,
	pslot_backlink_view(PF.slotname) as backside,
	pslot_slotlink_view(PF.slotname) as patch
    from PSlot PF;
