Re: udf return column name not value

2010-03-15 Thread chamila gayan
Thank you for your speedy reply. I tried on your way. But it gives *error* as "*Dynamic SQL is not allowed in stored function or trigger*". I'm using *MySql 5* as my sever. How can I solve that. thank you On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Gavin Towey wrote: > You'll have to do something like t

RE: udf return column name not value

2010-03-15 Thread Gavin Towey
You'll have to do something like this: SET @sql := CONCAT('select ',columnname,' into retval from user where ID=',id); PREPARE mySt FROM @sql; EXECUTE mySt; -Original Message- From: chamila gayan [mailto:cgcham...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:58 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.co