Re[2]: [HACKERS] Execute ignoring cursor?

From: nummervet nummervet <nummervet(at)mail(dot)ru>
To: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re[2]: [HACKERS] Execute ignoring cursor?
Date: 2016-04-08 14:46:41
Message-ID: 1460126801.315102444@f315.i.mail.ru
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That didn't work for me:

ERROR:  syntax error at or near "$"
LINE 1: ...ibute_id, set_id ) (select $."151", '...

>Пятница, 8 апреля 2016, 17:25 +03:00 от Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>
>Hi
>
>2016-04-08 16:17 GMT+02:00 nummervet nummervet < nummervet(at)mail(dot)ru > :
>>Hello. Didn't find dedicated plpgsql list, so decided to post question here.
>>I am trying to create a  function that will pick up some values from cursor and execute them as a dynamic query.
>>However, once i use EXECUTE, its seems to be ignoring the existence of cursor and try to pick up values from table.
>>Basically:
>>
>>insert into mytable ( value, attribute_id, set_id ) (select rec."151", '201', '1')
>>
>>works, but
>>
>>execute 'insert into mytable ( value, attribute_id, set_id ) (select rec."151", ''201'', ''1'')'
>
>Dynamic queries are executed in own space and there are not direct access to plpgsql variables.
>
>please, try: execute 'insert into mytable ( value, attribute_id, set_id ) (select $1."151", ''201'', ''1'')' using rec;
>
>The content should be passed to dynamic query via USING clause.
>
>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN
>
>Regards
>
>Pavel Stehule

>>
>>fails with
>>
>>ERROR:  missing FROM-clause entry for table "rec"
>>LINE 1: ...ibute_id, set_id ) (select rec."151",...
>>
>>Is there any way around it? Or should i just give up and do it some other way?
>>
>

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