2018-03-05 14:52 GMT+01:00 Pavel Luzanov <p.luzanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On 05.03.2018 16:42, Pavel Stehule wrote:
I can't use psql variable in the DO command. Is it intentional behavior?
yes. psql variables living on client side, and are not accessible from server side . DO command is executed on server side.
But SELECT command also executed on a server side ))
I thought that the command is sent to the server after variable's replacement.
The psql variables are injected into SQL string before execution (before SQL string is sent to server). But this injection is disabled inside strings - and body of DO command is passed as string.
postgres=# \set xxx ahoj
postgres=# select ':xxx';
+----------+
| ?column? |
+----------+
| :xxx |
+----------+
(1 row)
postgres=# \set xxx ahoj
postgres=# select ':xxx';
+----------+
| ?column? |
+----------+
| :xxx |
+----------+
(1 row)
Regards
Pavel
Yes, I know about workarounds.
you can copy psql variables to GUC variables by set_config function, and then on server side use current_setting function for getting the content.
----- Pavel Luzanov Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com The Russian Postgres Company
