On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Pierre Racine <Pierre.Racine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is EXECUTE slower than a direct assignment call? It is going to be slower, but how much slower and if it justifies the mechanism is going to be a matter of your requirements, definition of 'slow', and willingness to experiment. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general