From: Tony Wasson <ajwasson@gmail.com>
To: Jeff Boes <jeff@endpoint.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: psql client: technique for applying default values to :variables?
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:51:00 -0700
Message-ID: <6d8daee30601111551y68b2663ek6484c830f2107bee@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43C55316.60403@endpoint.com>
References: <43C55316.60403@endpoint.com>
On 1/11/06, Jeff Boes <jeff@endpoint.com> wrote:
> 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')
Stuff like this works for me in a SQL file....
\set edate 'CURRENT_DATE::DATE'
SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE update_date = :edate;
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