Re: Using result from current_database() into another command?

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Francisco Reyes <lists(at)stringsutils(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Using result from current_database() into another command?
Date: 2007-07-24 16:12:17
Message-ID: 46A624E1.7080803@commandprompt.com
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Francisco Reyes wrote:
> select current_database();
> current_database
> ------------------
> test2
>
> Is there a way to use that result from current_database() into something
> like: alter database CURRENT_DATABASE() set search_path=myschema,public;
>
> I have some generic scripts that I am preparing for several databases.
> Most commands/loads don't care about the database, since they just use
> the one I am connected to. Alter database however needs the database
> specified.

You could use it in plpgsql with EXECUTE.

Joshua D. Drake

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