Re: to copy a record

SELECT * INTO TEMP temp_table FROM blah;
UPDATE temp_table SET field = newvalue;
INSERT INTO blah SELECT * FROM temp_table;

On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 11:36:36AM -0700, Jay O'Connor wrote:
> All,
>
> I want to copy a record, changing only a few fields.  I was going to do
> this with a plpgsql function, just by selecting the record I want copied
> into a variable, changing the field I need, and doing an INSERT
>
>
> My problem is that I'd like to do it without having to explicitly name each
> field in the INSERT  I'd like to do something like
>     ...
>     DECLARE
>         copyRec RECORD;
>
>     BEGIN
>         SELECT INTO copyRec...
>
>         copyRec.field1 = newValue;
>
>         INSERT INTO myTable VALUES (copyRec)  <---
>
> and nor have to list each field like:
>
>     VALUES (copyRec.field1, copyRec.field2...)
>
> Any way of doing that?
>
> Thanks
>
> Take care,
> Jay
>
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