Re: plpgsql function question

Scott Geller <sgellergsu@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> I am learning plpgsql and am getting errors on this simple function:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test2(tab1 text, tab2 text )
>   RETURNS text AS
>   $$
>   BEGIN
>   EXECUTE 'create table ' || quote_ident(tab2) || ' as Select *  from ' ||
> quote_ident(tab1);
>     RETURN 'done';
>   END; $$
>   LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Works for me, without errors:

test=# create table tab1(i int);
CREATE TABLE
Zeit: 0,850 ms
test=*# CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test2(tab1 text, tab2 text )

 RETURNS text AS
 $$
 BEGIN
 EXECUTE 'create table ' || quote_ident(tab2) || ' as Select *  from ' || quote_ident(tab1);
   RETURN 'done';
 END; $$
 LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

CREATE FUNCTION
Zeit: 0,472 ms
test=*# select * from test2('tab1','tab2');
 test2
-------
 done
(1 Zeile)

Zeit: 1,844 ms


Please show the error you got.



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