Re: function, that uses different table(names)

am  02.11.2005, um 14:30:38 +0100 mailte Moritz Bayer folgendes:
> Hello group,
> 
> I've a bunch of tables, which have just about the same name. They are just
> iterated like this:
> 
> tbl_table1
> tbl_table2
> tbl_table3
> ...
> 
> They all have the same field, but different data.
> 
> Now I'm wondering, if I have to write functions for every table, although
> they perform the same operation?
> Or is it possible to pass an integer parameter to the function, use it to
> put the right tablename together and perform the operation.

Yes, this is possible. Please read the documentation:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN


HTH, Andreas
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