On Thu, 2021-06-24 at 16:25 +0300, Michael Ivanov wrote: > > > I'm trying to insert a record returning column value using the following query: > > > > > > INSERT INTO t_load (load_id, load_type) VALUES (:id, :typ) returning load_idx INTO :idx > > > > > > But when I try to prepare the query I'm getting the following error: > > > > > > PREPARE p1515544c00000001 AS insert into t_load (load_id, load_type) values ($1, $2) returning load_idx into $3]: > > > ERROR: syntax error at or near "into" LINE 1: ...ad_id, load_type) values ($1, $2) returning load_idx into $3 > > > ^ > > > Why 'into var' is not accepted here? > > > > Are you talking about ECPG? > > I am using postgres c library, namely I'm calling PQexec() Then you don't need it. You may be mixing up SQL syntax and PL/pgSQL syntax. Just run the statement without the INTO, and it will return a result set, just like a SELECT would. By the way, you cannot have parameters with PQexec(). Use PQexecParams() for that. Yours, Laurenz Albe -- Cybertec | https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com