Re: BUG #5776: Unable to create view with parameter in PL/pgsql

Robert,

Yes, you've read my mind about quote_literal() ;). The bug report is
rising exactly the parameter substitution issue.

Andrey

2010/12/14 Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Andrey G. <andvgal(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> It seems my original test, which also includes the EXECUTE approach,
>> has not come to you in full. EXECUTE statement also fails with
>> parameter: The test is attached in file.
>>
>> psql -q < db/db/pgbug_5776.sql
>> ERROR:  there is no parameter $1
>> LINE 1: CREATE VIEW v4 AS SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE some_field = $1
>>                                                               ^
>> QUERY:  CREATE VIEW v4 AS SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE some_field = $1
>> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "bug_create_tmp_view_exec_test" line 3 at
>> EXECUTE statement
>
> Yeah, parameter substitution doesn't work in this case.  You could
> however build up a string with quote_identifier() and then EXECUTE the
> resulting string.
>
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