From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200304152136.h3FLaIb10988@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: SELECT INTO TEMP in Trigger?
In-Reply-To: <878yugr89e.fsf@matt.w80.math-hat.com>
To: Itai Zukerman <zukerman@math-hat.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:36:18 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
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See the FAQ on creating temp objects in functions ... use EXECUTE.

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Itai Zukerman wrote:
> > This seems to not be possible is plpgsql:
> >
> >   SELECT DISTINCT A.x INTO TEMP X FROM A,B WHERE A.x=B.x;
> >
> > Is there some way to create a temporary table in plpgsql?
> 
> Just to clarify, this sort-of works HOWEVER:
> 
>   SELECT count(*) FROM X;
>   DROP X;
> 
> The first time through the plpgsql the SELECT is fine.  Further times
> it complains:
> 
>   ERROR:  pg_class_aclcheck: relation 8845807 not found
> 
> I guess it doesn't like dealing with a different X.  Should I use
> FOR-IN-EXECUTE?  That seems ugly...
> 
> -- 
> Itai Zukerman  <http://www.math-hat.com/~zukerman/>
> 
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