Thanks but I know how to do it in PHP - the problem is that I want to do it straight in SQL to avoid inserting my PHP constants into my SQL queries. -- Shane On Monday 04 Feb 2002 7:48 pm, Chadwick Rolfs wrote: > There is a define: > > define("MYCONST", "4"); > > read here... > http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.php > > and here... > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php > > and anywhere else I might have missed. I haven't used postgresql to > define constants, yet, but I do believe it's possible... > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Shane Wright wrote: > > Hi > > > > This may be the wrong list to ask this, apologies if so :) > > > > Anyway, is there any way to define constants in PostgreSQL - my app has > > lots of them at the PHP level, but it'd be nice to use them directly in > > the SQL without overly complex query building. > > > > Something like this... > > > > DEFINE CONSTANT MYCONST = 4; > > > > SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE myfield=MYCONST; > > > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Shane > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Chadwick Rolfs - cmr@xxxxxxx > Cleveland State University - Student > Music Major - The Holden Arboretum Volunteer > Computer Programmer - Student Employee > --*I finally found powdered water; > I just can't figure out what to add to it*-- > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org