Re: in PlPgSQL function, how to use variable in a "select ...

>>Does not work either, the whole function is:
>>
>>create table t1(col1 varchar(3), col2 varchar(100));
>>insert into t1 values('001', 'Result 1');
>>insert into t1 values('002', 'Result 2');
>>insert into t1 values('003', 'Result 3');
>>
>>CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test(VARCHAR) RETURNS VARCHAR AS $$
>>DECLARE
>> col1_value ALIAS FOR $1;
>>cm_tableName st1_legend.code_map_tablename%TYPE;
>>lengendTableName VARCHAR := 't1';
>> query_value VARCHAR ;
>>BEGIN
>>
>> SELECT INTO cm_tableName col2 FROM lengendTableName WHERE col1 =
>>col1_value ;
>>
>>
>
>This can't work, read the docu:
>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN
>
>You should build a string with your SQL and EXECUTE this string.
>
>
Thank you Andreas. Unfortunately it did not work. maybe I made something
wrong?

drop table t1;
create table t1(col1 varchar(3), col2 varchar(100));
insert into t1 values('001', 'Result 1');
insert into t1 values('002', 'Result 2');
insert into t1 values('003', 'Result 3');

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test(VARCHAR) RETURNS VARCHAR AS $$
DECLARE
col1_value ALIAS FOR $1;
cm_tableName st1_legend.code_map_tablename%TYPE;
lengendTableName VARCHAR := 't1';
query_value VARCHAR ;
BEGIN
query_value := 'SELECT col2 FROM lengendTableName WHERE col1 = \'' ||
col1_value || '\'';

EXECUTE query_value INTO cm_tableName;

RETURN cm_tableName;
END;
$$ language 'plpgsql' IMMUTABLE STRICT;
select test('001');

Error:
ERROR: syntax error at or near "$2" at character 20
QUERY: SELECT $1 INTO $2
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "test" line 9 at execute statement
LINE 1: SELECT $1 INTO $2

I am using postgresql 8.0.1, and I am afraid that 8.0 does not support
"excecute ... into ...."

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/plpgsql-statements.html

I will try to use cursor.

Thank you very much for all your help anyway.
Ying