Re: [SQL] Computed table name in function

2007-10-10 Thread Richard Huxton
Ray Madigan wrote: I thought that the documentation said I couldn't use EXECUTE on a SELECT INTO? "37.6.5. Executing Dynamic Commands Oftentimes you will want to generate dynamic commands inside your PL/pgSQL functions, that is, commands that will involve different tables or different data typ

Re: [SQL] Computed table name in function

2007-10-10 Thread Daniel Drotos
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Ray Madigan wrote: I thought that the documentation said I couldn't use EXECUTE on a SELECT INTO? Try "for record_var in select ..." Look for 36.7.4 Looping Through Query Results in the docs. Daniel ---(end of broadcast)-

Re: [SQL] Computed table name in function

2007-10-10 Thread Ray Madigan
I thought that the documentation said I couldn't use EXECUTE on a SELECT INTO? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Marlowe Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:10 AM To: Ray Madigan Cc: Pgsql-Sql Subject: Re: [SQL] Computed table na

Re: [SQL] Computed table name in function

2007-10-10 Thread Scott Marlowe
On 10/10/07, Ray Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a problem that I don't know where to look to understand the problem. > > I have a function that I first select to get a table name followed by > another select into on that table name. If someone could tell me where to > look to solve th

[SQL] Computed table name in function

2007-10-10 Thread Ray Madigan
I have a problem that I don't know where to look to understand the problem. I have a function that I first select to get a table name followed by another select into on that table name. If someone could tell me where to look to solve this problem I would appreciate it. It is something like DECL