Gauthier, Dave <dave.gauthier@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb: > > > Hi: > > At the PSQL prompt, I want to set some variables based upon query results, or > via static assignment, then insert a record with those values. Sort of like... You can use this: - define in your postgresql.conf: custom_variable_classes = 'myvar' - use within psql: test=# set myvar.benutzer = 'foo'; SET test=*# select * from foo; id | name ----+------ 1 | foo 2 | bar (2 rows) test=*# select * from foo where name=current_setting('myvar.benutzer'); id | name ----+------ 1 | foo (1 row) test=*# set myvar.benutzer = 'none'; SET test=*# select * from foo where name=current_setting('myvar.benutzer'); id | name ----+------ (0 rows) HTH, Andreas -- Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect. (Linus Torvalds) "If I was god, I would recompile penguin with --enable-fly." (unknow) Kaufbach, Saxony, Germany, Europe. N 51.05082°, E 13.56889° ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings