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To: Martin Brommer <martin@brommer.nl>
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Subject: Re: PERFORM / FOUND, what's up? 
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Martin Brommer <martin@brommer.nl> writes:
> qry := 'SELECT notafield FROM notatable'
> PERFORM qry
> Also sets FOUND to true, even more using a query like 'BLABLABLA'  also 
> set found to true.

I think you are looking for EXECUTE, not PERFORM.  The above only
confirms that indeed "qry" is a scalar variable --- its contents
are not examined.

			regards, tom lane