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From: "Phil Endecott" <spam_from_postgresql_sql@chezphil.org>
To: basic <basic@mozdev.org>, pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: plpgsql - Insert from a record variable?
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:05:20 -0400
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Phil> execute ''column_values :=
Phil>  column_values || quote_literal(r.'' || cr.column_name || '')'';

basic> FOR rec IN EXECUTE
basic>   ''select column_values || quote_literal(r.'' ||
basic>   cr.column_name || '') alias column_values''; LOOP
basic>      column_values := rec.column_values;
basic> END LOOP;

I think your code will try to execute a query like this:

select column_values || quote_literal(r.something) alias column_values

This will fail because column_values and r are both plpgsql variables, and so are not visible to the SQL interpreter.

Any other suggestions?

--Phil.