Re: create/drop table bug

From: Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>
To: Libsis <libsis(at)arnet(dot)com(dot)ar>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: create/drop table bug
Date: 2004-12-12 01:55:57
Message-ID: 20041212015557.GA43380@winnie.fuhr.org
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On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 05:30:14PM -0300, Libsis wrote:

> ERROR: relation with OID 17687 does not exist
> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "myfunc" line 5 at for over select rows
>
> the oid 17687 is corresponding with the table created inside the
> function (SELECT INTO newtable) (see point 3) but later, in the same
> function, this table is dropped. when the function (point 5) is
> executed again, this search for the oid's table but never found it.

Cached plans are causing the problem. See the PL/pgSQL chapter in
the documentation -- the Overview section describes what's happening
and how to work around it.

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Michael Fuhr
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/

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