Re: plpgsql and escape

On Monday 21 Oct 2002 3:00 pm, darthxiong(at)libero(dot)it wrote:
> hi all!
> i'm trying to do this ( converting unix time to human readable time in
> another table )
>
> create function align_vs() returns opaque as
> '
> declare
> line_vs vs%ROWTYPE;
> itime vs.step_time%TYPE;
> begin
>
> itime := to_char( timestamp ''epoch'' + interval ''NEW.step_time
> seconds'', ''YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'' ); update vs set w_id = NEW.w_id,

> the double ' around NEW.step_time blocks its interpolation. which is the
> correct escaping sintax here?

Try (NEW.step_time || '' seconds'') - that should do it. If not, try casting
step_time to text first.

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Richard Huxton