On Saturday, April 25, 2015, Andreas <maps(dot)on(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> drop database ( ... the select above ... )
>
> in the DB "postgres" but it didn't work.
> After a couple of seconds I get a syntax error.
>
> What now? :}
>
>
You have to use dynamic sql - either using plpgsql so something in your
client of choice (e.g. psql). Drop database is DSL and does not accept
database names as parameters or via column references.
David J.