Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:16:38 +0200
From: "A. Kretschmer" <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Using a variable as a view name in a select
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am  Tue, dem 03.04.2007, um  9:04:00 -0400 mailte Wilkinson, Jim folgendes:
> I have created a view, called april_may.   I need to select this view by
> combineing to fields in the database to create the view name etc ?

Please, no answer to an other mail and change the subject to a new
subject. Your mail sorted in the wrong thread.


> Select * from (select table.start_month||_||table.end_month);
> 
> ==================
> 
> Start_month  = april
> 
> End_month = May
> 
>  
> 
> What I what to pass to the select is the combination of the 2 fields as the
> view name.

Perhaps with a function that receive start and end and returns the
result as a table (set-returning function)


Andreas
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