thank you Sergio. I decided to use
EXECUTE v_stmt into v_total_pop; On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:41:16 -0700 > "Ruben Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I created a simple function that i want to use another function > > (in the same schema) that will be used to create a sql statement. > > I get the following error when i try this: > > > > *ERROR: syntax error at or near "EXEC" at character 1 > > QUERY: EXEC SQL EXECUTE $1 INTO $2 > > CONTEXT: SQL statement in PL/PgSQL function "fcn_population" near > > line 10 > > > EXEC SQL EXECUTE v_stmt INTO v_total_pop; > > Could it be you're mixing MS SQL (Oracle?) syntax with pgplsql syntax > > EXECUTE v_stmt INTO v_total_pop; > > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN > > -- > Ivan Sergio Borgonovo > http://www.webthatworks.it > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql >
