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* Evaluate a variable
@ 2007-01-26 11:58 Luís Sousa <llsousa@ualg.pt>
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From: Luís Sousa @ 2007-01-26 11:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
Hi,
Is there anyway to evaluate a variable in plpgsql, like eval on PHP?
Suppose the example:
my_var:=''some value!'';
a:=''my_var'';
b:=<eval!!> a;
I already tried b:=EXECUTE a; without luck!
Best regards,
Luís Sousa
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* Re: Evaluate a variable
@ 2007-01-26 14:19 Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
parent: Luís Sousa <llsousa@ualg.pt>
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From: Alvaro Herrera @ 2007-01-26 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Luís Sousa <llsousa@ualg.pt>; +Cc: pgsql-sql
Luís Sousa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there anyway to evaluate a variable in plpgsql, like eval on PHP?
> Suppose the example:
>
> my_var:=''some value!'';
> a:=''my_var'';
> b:=<eval!!> a;
>
> I already tried b:=EXECUTE a; without luck!
Maybe stashing a SELECT in front?
--
Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
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