New question: i have tables like table_20041124, table_20041125, etc...
i'm trying to make function (for example): ===================================== CREATE FUNCTION get_count(text, text) RETURNS int2 AS ' DECLARE cnt int4; BEGIN SELECT INTO cnt COUNT(*) FROM table_$1 -- That doesn't work WHERE key = $2; RETURN cnt; END;' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; ===================================== call this function by: ===================================== SELECT get_count("20041124", "something"); ===================================== string in funstion - FROM table_$1 how could i get a final correct table name here? Thanx! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org