hamann.w@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I tried this code (to be inserted within a larger psql script) > > do $_$ > declare > next int; > begin > select max(id) + 1 into next from items; > execute 'create temp sequence tmp_ids start $1' using next; > end > $_$ language plpgsql; > > but that reports a syntax error near $1. > What is the proper way of doing that? You cannot use parameters with DDL statements. This should work: EXECUTE format('CREATE TEMP SEQUENCE tmp_ids START %s', $1); Yours, Laurenz Albe -- Cybertec | https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com