cursor question

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Hi,

short question. Why is this not possible:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION user_cursor_open(text) RETURNS refcursor AS $$
DECLARE
curs1 CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM $1;
BEGIN
OPEN curs1;
RETURN curs1;
END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Or, how do I set a parameter when using cursor?

Thanks in advance

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Andreas Wenk

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Hello

when you would to change name of table - you have to use dynamic query

38.7.2.2. OPEN FOR EXECUTE

OPEN unbound_cursor [ [ NO ] SCROLL ] FOR EXECUTE query_string;

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/plpgsql-cursors.html

regards
Pavel Stehule

2009/2/25 Andreas Wenk <a(dot)wenk(at)netzmeister-st-pauli(dot)de>:
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> Hi,
>
> short question. Why is this not possible:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION user_cursor_open(text) RETURNS refcursor AS $$
> DECLARE
>        curs1 CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM $1;
> BEGIN
>        OPEN curs1;
>        RETURN curs1;
> END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
>
> Or, how do I set a parameter when using cursor?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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>
> Andreas Wenk
>
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Pavel Stehule schrieb:
> Hello
>
> when you would to change name of table - you have to use dynamic query
>
> 38.7.2.2. OPEN FOR EXECUTE
>
> OPEN unbound_cursor [ [ NO ] SCROLL ] FOR EXECUTE query_string;
>
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/plpgsql-cursors.html
>
> regards
> Pavel Stehule

Hi Pavel,

thanks a lot. It works for me like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION user_cursor_test(refcursor,text) RETURNS refcursor AS $$
BEGIN
OPEN $1 FOR EXECUTE 'SELECT name FROM ' || $2;
RETURN $1;
END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Cheers

Andy

> 2009/2/25 Andreas Wenk <a(dot)wenk(at)netzmeister-st-pauli(dot)de>:
> Hi,
>
> short question. Why is this not possible:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION user_cursor_open(text) RETURNS refcursor AS $$
> DECLARE
> curs1 CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM $1;
> BEGIN
> OPEN curs1;
> RETURN curs1;
> END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
>
> Or, how do I set a parameter when using cursor?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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