Re: Temporary table in pl/pgsql

On 4/13/07, Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> wrote:
> Hello again all,
>
> I'm using a temporary table in a pl/PgSQL function, and I've read the
> bit in the FAQ about using EXECUTE to force the table-creation query to
> be re-evaluated each time the function is called.
>
> However, it doesn't seem to work for me. The first time I call the
> function, all is well; the second (and every subsequent) time, the
> function bombs with the 'relation with OID XXXXX does not exist' error -
> this seems to imply that the EXECUTE statement is getting cached along
> with the rest of the function, which according to the docs ain't
> supposed to happen :-(

in addition to the 'create table' stmt, all queries that touch the
table must also be dynamic. postgresql 8.3 will have improved plan
invalidation which will (aiui) remove this requirement.

merlin