Re: [BUGS] session variable

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: miko(at)idocs(dot)com (Miko O'Sullivan)
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [BUGS] session variable
Date: 2003-09-17 21:23:05
Message-ID: 5999.1063833785@sss.pgh.pa.us
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miko(at)idocs(dot)com (Miko O'Sullivan) writes:
> Unfortunately in the 7.2.x version I have available, EXECUTE does not
> allow "select into". The docs suggests a technique for using a FOR
> loop to extract information from an EXECUTE, but the technique only
> works for finite set of expected variables, not for arbitrary values.

How do you figure that? AFAICS "FOR" with a record variable as target
will cover any case that SELECT INTO could handle.

regards, tom lane

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