Re: user defined variable per session

From: "Claudio Lapidus" <clapidus(at)hotmail(dot)com>
To: "hlavki(at)medium13" <hlavki(at)medium13(dot)sk>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: user defined variable per session
Date: 2003-12-07 19:57:00
Message-ID: BAY7-DAV29zbwz1cKps0000517c@hotmail.com
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> I need to create user defined variable in every database session.
> In Sybase ASA is equivalent:
> CREATE VARIABLE name TYPE;
>
> I need use this in views. Is it possible???

What about

test=> \set myvar 5
test=> select :myvar;
?column?
----------
5
(1 row)

hth
cl.

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