Re: assign count() result to a declared variable in plpgsql

From: Jeff Eckermann <jeff_eckermann(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: Joseph Syjuco <joseph(at)asti(dot)dost(dot)gov(dot)ph>, postgres <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: assign count() result to a declared variable in plpgsql
Date: 2002-06-24 18:06:18
Message-ID: 20020624180618.97711.qmail@web20805.mail.yahoo.com
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try:
f_count_var := count(empno) from employee;

--- Joseph Syjuco <joseph(at)asti(dot)dost(dot)gov(dot)ph> wrote:
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> i want to put my count() result in a plpgsql
> declared integer variable
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> declare f_count_var integer;
> begin
> select into f_count_var count(empno) from employee
> end;
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> tried this one but it doesnt work
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