Table-name as parameter to plpgsql

From: Andreas Joseph Krogh <andreak(at)officenet(dot)no>
To: "sql pgsql" <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Table-name as parameter to plpgsql
Date: 2007-07-30 21:35:16
Message-ID: 200707302335.16951.andreak@officenet.no
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The following function failes to compile:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test_func(p_table_name VARCHAR) RETURNS VOID AS $$
BEGIN
INSERT INTO p_table_name(some_field) VALUES('some_value');
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Gives:
ERROR: syntax error at or near "$1"
LINE 1: INSERT INTO $1 (some_field) VALUES('some_value')

Any hints on how to use function-parameters as table-names like I'm trying to
above?

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