Re: when to use "execute" in plpgsql?

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Sim Zacks <sim(at)compulab(dot)co(dot)il>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: when to use "execute" in plpgsql?
Date: 2009-03-01 15:18:15
Message-ID: 162867790903010718v77f238bfu29a4d5d62e93fe6@mail.gmail.com
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Hello

>
> My experience in this is just from 8.0 so I don't know if anything has
> changed. In general, if tables are created or deleted within the
> function then you want to use execute, as well as if the tables are
> recreated in the course of a normal workflow. For example, if you have a
> table that you regenerate once a day (by drop and create) you will not
> want to reference that table in a view or function.

this bug is solved in 8.3

regards
Pavel Stehule
>
> Obviously if you want to run dynamic code you also need to use execute.
>
> Sim
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