From: Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: select into
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:55:19 +0100
Message-ID: <20061124145519.GA5805@KanotixBox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200611240645.33431.aklaver@comcast.net>
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Adrian Klaver <aklaver@comcast.net> schrieb:
> 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."
Thats right. The solution with 8.1 or later is:
EXECUTE .... INTO var, and _not_ SELECT INTO var.
Andreas
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