Re: Postgres plpgsql

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: Shaun Clements <ShaunC(at)relyant(dot)co(dot)za>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgres plpgsql
Date: 2005-03-30 13:56:01
Message-ID: 424AAFF1.5080305@archonet.com
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Shaun Clements wrote:
> Im finding a problem with updating in PGPLSQL
> Can anyone find anything wrong with this code below. It appears Postgres
> isnt picking up a change in the dynamic first column. So the same column is
> being updated.
> .
> <snip>
> EXECUTE ''UPDATE TABLENAME SET
> ''||quote_ident(variable1)||''=''||quote_literal(Variable2)||'' where
> columnname1 =''||quote_literal(variable3)||'' and columnname2 =
> ''||quote_literal(variable4)||'' and month = ''''07'''' and year =
> ''''2004'''''';
> </snip>
>
> There is clearly a need for a debugging facility.

You're not wrong there. However, you can use RAISE NOTICE - something like
RAISE NOTICE ''my vars = % / %'',variable1,variable2;

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

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