From: Adrian Klaver <aklaver@comcast.net>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Mulham freshcode <mulhamcode@yahoo.com>
Cc: A. Kretschmer <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com>
Subject: Re: select into
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:45:33 -0800
Message-ID: <200611240645.33431.aklaver@comcast.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <28318.1164343519@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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<28318.1164343519@sss.pgh.pa.us>
On Thursday 23 November 2006 08:45 pm, Tom Lane wrote:
> Mulham freshcode <mulhamcode@yahoo.com> writes:
> > execute sql_str1 into svc_data_rec ;
> >
> > svc_data_rec is a RECORD, which is supposed to be dynamic.
>
> This should work --- in PG 8.1 or later. In older versions you'd have
> to fool around with a FOR ... IN EXECUTE ... loop.
>
> regards, tom lane
The documentation for pl/pgsql in 8.1 and higher says different.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-...
" SELECT INTO is not currently supported within EXECUTE."
The change is reflected in the HISTORY text though. How is the best way to get
a change made to the documentation?
--
Adrian Klaver
aklaver@comcast.net
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