2011/2/22 Ralph Smith <rsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > I'm passing a tablename and two columnnames into a function so that I can > SELECT Records in a FOR LOOP using 'fixed' field names. > Using the passed params I construct the create table command and then alter > the names of two columns. > > When I 'build' the function and then run my query to use the function w/ a > different offset it works the first time. > The first time ONLY. But actually it doesn't work, it just doesn't error > the first run. > Subsequent runs tell me that relation ######## doesn't exist, at the > FOR...LOOP line, after ALTERing the table. > > I build the string and it's good: > CREATE TABLE temp_gentokenstable AS SELECT businessid, publicname FROM > businesscontact ORDER BY businessid OFFSET 200000 LIMIT 10000 ; > > I'm forced to use v7.4. > > If this is a known error, can I (with the version ; ^) ) get around it? > > Ultimately I need to FOR..LOOP through through records and the table and > cols will change. Any suggestions??? > use a EXECUTE statement and FOR IN EXECUTE statement regards Pavel Stehule > THANKS! > > -- > > Ralph > _________________________ > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
