On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:42:14 +0100 Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > you need psql from PostgreSQL 10 and higher > > there is a \if statement Q: What is the "abort cycle command"? e.g., select count(1) < 1 as "lacks_rows"; from foobar where blah blah \gset \if :lacks_rows \echo foobar lacks rows to process. \echo goodnight :-) ????????? <--- what goes here to stop execution? \endif The point is that adding many levels of if-block logic is becomes difficult to maintain. It would be nice to stop execution without having to nest everything one level deeper. -- Steven Lembark 3920 10th Ave South Workhorse Computing Birmingham, AL 35222 lembark@xxxxxxxxxxx +1 888 359 3508