On 27/11/2008 20:52, Bill Todd wrote: > Substituting the input parameter for the literal path does not work and > neither does using PREPARE/EXECUTE. How can I pass the file path as a > parameter? You could write a pl/pgsql function which constructs the query as a string and then runs it with EXECUTE. Ray. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland rod@xxxxxx Galway Cathedral Recitals: http://www.galwaycathedral.org/recitals ------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general