From: Jeff Boes <jeff@endpoint.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: psql client: technique for applying default values to :variables?
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:48:54 -0500
Message-ID: <43C55316.60403@endpoint.com> (raw)
Stumped: is there any way to set up default values for psql variables
within the .SQL file itself? Obviously, I can do something like:
$ psql -f my_script -v MYVAR=${myvar:-mydefault}
but I would prefer to have the value stored with the .SQL file, e.g. (if
this actually worked):
\set MYVAR COALESCE(:MYVAR,'mydefault')
--
Jeffery Boes <><
jeff@endpoint.com
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