Re: ecpg 'set' failure using host vars

Sorry about the 'false start' before. :-(

Tom Lane wrote:
> Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
>> Without checking the sources it seems as if PQexecParams is not able
> to handle a parameter in a set command. Can anyone confirm this?
>
> The backend only supports parameters in plannable statements, ie
> SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE. (Possibly DECLARE CURSOR, I'm too
> lazy to check.)

Thanks for the hint guys. I used a prepare/execute pair instead and
it worked a treat. More cumbersome but it gets the job done.

Thanks again.

Bosco.