Richard Huxton <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > You're interpolating $cmd here but not quoting it, so you end up with: > ... RETURNS void AS CREATE TABLE test-table... > whereas you want: > ... RETURNS void AS 'CREATE TABLE test-table...'... > Probably best to use dollar-quoting: $TMP$ or similar, but don't forget > to escapt the $ or perl will think it's a variable. Dollar-quoting is really dangerous when you're trying to quote nonconstant text. I'd suggest passing the string through quote_literal() instead. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general