Re: COPY with a variable path

Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
> On 27/11/2008 20:52, Bill Todd wrote:
>
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>> Substituting the input parameter for the literal path does not work and
>> neither does using PREPARE/EXECUTE. How can I pass the file path as a
>> parameter?
>>
>
> You could write a pl/pgsql function which constructs the query as a
> string and then runs it with EXECUTE.
>
> Ray.
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According to the PostgreSQL help file EXECUTE is used to execute a
prepared statement. I tried that but when I call PREPARE with COPY as
the statement I get an error. Are you saying that I can also use EXECUTE as

EXECUTE AStringVariable;

where AStringVariable contains a valid SQL statement? If so, that is the
solution.

Bill