Re: how to use variables in postgresql

["A. Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>]

am  Thu, dem 21.06.2007, um 22:55:38 -0700 mailte saumya goel folgendes:
> I HAVE A PROBLEM REGARDING DECLARATION/ INITIALISATION OF VARIABLES IN
> POSTGRESQL FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURES. MY CODE PRESENTLY LOOKS LIKE
> CREATE FUNCTION ins_into_std_values() RETURNS void AS
> $BODY$
> myflag CHAR(1) :='y';
> ...
> $BODY$
> LANGUAGE 'sql' VOLATILE;

Use another language, for instance plpgsql. Pure SQL hasn't variables.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/plpgsql.html


Andreas
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