Re: eval in plpgsl

Mage wrote:
>           Hello,
>
> is there any variable variable syntax or function in plpgsql? I didn't
> find it.
>
> I mean something like: magic(''new.'' || TG_ARGV[0]) = 5;

Uh, we have EXECUTE, but I don't know if will allow you to set a local
variable.  Maybe you can do:

    EXECUTE SELECT ''new.''|| TG_ARGV[0] INTO new var

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