# Christian.Rengstl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2006-08-06 11:47:43 +0200: > the following function is created properly: > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION insert_into_table_overview(text, chr integer) > RETURNS void AS ' > DECLARE > in_table ALIAS FOR $1; > p RECORD; > BEGIN > RAISE NOTICE ''in_table = %'', in_table; > FOR p IN EXECUTE ''select distinct pid from '' || > quote_ident(in_table) LOOP > EXECUTE ''insert into table_overview(table_name, chr, > start_no, end_no, pid) > select '' || quote_ident(tname) || '', chr, should the tname be in_table? > min(entry_no), max(entry_no), p from '' || quote_ident(in_table); > END LOOP; > END; > ' LANGUAGE plpgsql; > > But when i execute it with select > insert_into_table_overview('test1'::text, 1); i only get the following > output: > NOTICE: in_table = test1 > > ERROR: relation "test1" does not exist > CONTEXT: SQL statement "select distinct pid from "test1"" > PL/pgSQL function "insert_into_table_overview" line 6 at for over > execute statement > > I am sure that there is something wrong with the quotes, but i just > can't find out what. Is there a table called test1? SELECT * FROM test1; SELECT * FROM "test1"; -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991