Re: data definition within plpgsql

Hi

po 28. 1. 2019 v 11:18 odesílatel <hamann(dot)w(at)t-online(dot)de> napsal:

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> Hi,
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> I tried this code (to be inserted within a larger psql script)
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> do $_$
> declare
> next int;
> begin
> select max(id) + 1 into next from items;
> execute 'create temp sequence tmp_ids start $1' using next;
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the parameter can be used only with statements with execution plan (DDL has
not execution plan).

you should to use execute format('create temp sequence tmp_ids start %s",
next);

Regards

Pavel Stehule

> end
> $_$ language plpgsql;
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> but that reports a syntax error near $1.
> What is the proper way of doing that?
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> Best regards
> Wolfgang Hamann
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