Hello we cannot actually store result of query to psql variable
I propose a new slash statement "\eset for this purpose Syntax: \eset variable [, variable [..]] query -- it raise exception when more than one row is returned or when no row is returned Usage: \eset var1, var2 select version(), current_date Current workaround is not friendly and it is not usable for more than one target variable http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11654244/how-to-bind-a-sql-query-return-value-to-a-psql-variable/11654676#11654676 postgres=# \set myvar `psql -A -t -c "select version()" postgres ` postgres=# \echo :myvar PostgreSQL 9.1.4 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.7.0 20120507 (Red Hat 4.7.0-5), 64-bit Regards Pavel -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
