[8.1] "drop table" in plpgsql function

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From: Sergey Karin <sergey(dot)karin(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: 11.11.2005 13:59
Subject: [8.1] "drop table" in plpgsql function
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org

hi all!

I have found a strange error.

panorama2=# select version();
version
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.1.0 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 3.2.3
(1 row)

I have next function in file ./f_safe_drop_table.sql:
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create or replace function f_safe_drop_table(varchar) returns bool as'
declare
table_name alias for $1;
tcount int4;
begin
select f_is_table_exist(table_name) into tcount;
if(tcount > 0) then
drop table table_name;
return true;
end if;
return false;
end
'language 'plpgsql';
======================

when I create my function in psql, I have next error:
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panorama2=# \i ./f_safe_drop_table.sql
psql:./f_safe_drop_table.sql:29: ERROR: syntax error at or near "$1"
at character 13
QUERY: drop table $1
CONTEXT: SQL statement in PL/PgSQL function "f_safe_drop_table" near line 10
psql:./Functions/Misc/f_safe_drop_table.sql:29: LINE 1: drop table $1
psql:./Functions/Misc/f_safe_drop_table.sql:29: ^
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But if I replace "drop table table_name" on "dyn_query := 'drop table
' || table_name; execute dyn_query" all works fine!
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create or replace function f_safe_drop_table(varchar) returns bool as'
declare
table_name alias for $1;
tcount int4;
dyn_query varchar;
begin
select f_is_table_exist(table_name) into tcount;
if(tcount > 0) then
dyn_query := 'drop table ' || table_name;
execute dyn_query;
return true;
end if;
return false;
end
'language 'plpgsql';
======================

panorama2=# \i ./f_safe_drop_table.sql
CREATE FUNCTION

Also both functions on PG8.0 works fine!

Sergey Karin