Re: Dynamic SQL Syntax help please - Mailing list pgsql-sql

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:41:16 -0700
"Ruben Gouveia" <rubes7202@gmail.com> wrote:

> I created a simple function that i want to use another function
> (in the same schema) that will be used to create a sql statement.
> I get the following error when i try this:
>
> *ERROR:  syntax error at or near "EXEC" at character 1
> QUERY:  EXEC SQL EXECUTE  $1  INTO  $2
> CONTEXT:  SQL statement in PL/PgSQL function "fcn_population" near
> line 10

>     EXEC SQL EXECUTE v_stmt INTO v_total_pop;

Could it be you're mixing MS SQL (Oracle?) syntax with pgplsql syntax

EXECUTE v_stmt INTO v_total_pop;

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN

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Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
http://www.webthatworks.it


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