Re: Converting Query from MS SQL

On Monday 06 October 2003 14:04, Kumar wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I am working with Postgres 7.3.4 on RH Linux 7.2. While migrating all the
> SPs (from MS SQL Server), I come across these lines in MS SQL Server
> procedure.
>
> SET @v_sql = "UPDATE "Schema1".employee SET rec_deleted_flag = 'Y' WHERE
> empid IN (" + @p_list_ids + ");" EXEC(@v_sql)
>
> Actually to dynamically pass the values for the 'IN' the pass the
> @p_list_ids (a comma separated string ) to the variable @v_sql and then
> execute it.
>
> How can I change it for postgres?

Something like (in plpgsql):

EXECUTE ''UPDATE "Schema1".employee SET ...'' || my_list_var || '')'';

See the manuals for more details.
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd