RE: plpgsql grief

I thought that the discussion on this topic resolved that the AS syntax
would work as I described, and the INTO syntax would be removed because of
ambiguity, to be redeveloped at a later date?

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: 12 February 2001 16:46
To: Michael Ansley
Cc: 'rob'; pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] plpgsql grief

Michael Ansley <Michael(dot)Ansley(at)intec-telecom-systems(dot)com> writes:
> create function testfunc (text) returns int4 as '
> declare
> sql varchar;
> begin
> sql=''SELECT id AS res2 FROM ''||$1 ;
> execute sql ;
> return res2;
> end;
> ' language 'plpgsql' ;

> Please note the AS syntax rather than INTO.

That won't work :-(

regards, tom lane

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