Re: BUG #1064: work with temporary table in plpgsql function

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PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote:
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> The following bug has been logged online:
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> Bug reference:      1064
> Logged by:          Sergey
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> Email address:      serg.z@list.ru
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> PostgreSQL version: 7.4
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> Operating system:   FreeBSD
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> Description:        work with temporary table in plpgsql function
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> Details:
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> If a followed function is called more once inside one session, then occured
> this error:
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> ERROR:  relation with OID 19990 does not exist
> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "test_temp" line 3 at SQL statement
>
>
> TEST FUNCTION:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.test_temp()
>   RETURNS int4 AS
> 'begin
>   create temporary table itable(id int4, name varchar(100));
>   insert into itable values(1, \'test\');
>   drop table itable;
>
>   return 0;
> end;
> '
>   LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
>
>
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