Re: How do I get query result(select e.g.) from a dynamic command(EXECUTE)?

Sorry. I just found it in the documentation. FOR-IN-EXECUTE or
OPEN-FOR-EXECUTE.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wei Wang" <ww220(at)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: "pgsql" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:50 AM
Subject: [GENERAL] How do I get query result(select e.g.) from a dynamic
command(EXECUTE)?

> Hi,
>
> I want to do a select in dynamic command, something like:
>
> TRIGGER FUNCTION
> DECLARE
> table_name_suffix text;
> temp_result RECORD;
> temp_result2 RECORD;
>
> ...
>
> BEGIN
> --initialization of table_name_suffix(from TG_RELNAME e.g.)
>
>
> select into temp_result from
> ''fixed_table_name_prefix''||table_name_suffix where another_table_name =
> abc;
>
> --Then I want to use part of the result as part of the table name for
my
> next query
> select into temp_result2 from
> ''fixed_table_name_prefix''||temp_result.anothertablename;
>
> END
>
> I know that SELECT INTO doesn't support dynamic command, EXECUTE does. But
> if I EXECUTE a select query, how do I get
> the select result from it?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Wei Wang
>
>
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