Harald Fuchs escribió: > Nice trick, but when I try the following variant: > > psql -v TEST=16 -c 'select :TEST as "input"' > > I get > > ERROR: syntax error at or near ":" > LINE 1: select :TEST as "input" > > This seems to be contrary to the psql manual page: > > These assignments are done during a very early stage of start-up... Seems like a bug in -c ... -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support