getting syntax error on creating function

Question

I\'m trying to create a function like the following:

CREATE FUNCTION TitleToFileName(title varchar(200)) RETURNS varchar(200)
  BEGIN
    set title = REPLACE(tit         


        

Answer 1

• You need to redefine Delimiter to something else (eg: $$), instead of (;).
• Also as a safety measure, check if the same name function already exists or not (DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS)
• At the end, redefine the DELIMITER to ;

Try :

DELIMITER $$
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS `TitleToFileName`$$
CREATE FUNCTION TitleToFileName(title varchar(200)) RETURNS varchar(200)
  BEGIN
    set title = REPLACE(title,":"," ");
    set title=REPLACE(title,"/"," ");
    set title=REPLACE(title,"_"," ");
    RETURN title;
  END $$
DELIMITER ;