Fwd: create temp in function

BTW, this happens the same in PostgreSQL 8.0 and 8.2.

Thanks!
Kerri

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From: Kerri Reno <kreno(at)yumaed(dot)org>
Date: Apr 21, 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: create temp in function
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org

Hi All! I'm new to this list, but I've been using PG for a couple of years
now. I'm trying to do something in a function that I just can't seem to do.

If I do the following in psql or pgadmin:
create temp table schedrec (sch text, cl text, st text);
select distinct(attrelid) from pg_attribute where attrelid =
'schedrec'::regclass;
select * from schedrec;
drop table schedrec;

I can do it over and over and over again without problem;

But if I create and run the following function, it bombs on the second run.
It gives me:
compassdevel_lb=# select testtemp();
NOTICE: relid: 186270497
NOTICE: count: 0
testtemp
----------
t
(1 row)

compassdevel_lb=# select testtemp();
NOTICE: relid: <NULL>
ERROR: relation with OID 186270497 does not exist
CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT count(*) from schedrec"
PL/pgSQL function "testtemp" line 9 at select into variables

Here is my function:
create or replace function testtemp()
returns boolean as
$body$
declare
query text;
relid integer;
cnt integer;
begin
create temp table schedrec (sch text, cl text, st text);
select into relid distinct(attrelid) from pg_attribute where attrelid =
'schedrec'::regclass;
raise notice 'relid: %', relid;
select into cnt count(*) from schedrec;
raise notice 'count: %', cnt;
drop table schedrec;
if relid is null then
return false;
else
return true;
end if;
end;
$body$
language plpgsql security definer;

Can anyone please help me with this?
TIA,
Kerri

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Compass Development Team
Kerri Reno
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--
Yuma Educational Computer Consortium
Compass Development Team
Kerri Reno
kreno(at)yumaed(dot)org (928) 502-4240
.·:*¨¨*:·. .·:*¨¨*:·. .·:*¨¨*:·.