Re: PL/pgSQL doesn't support variables in queries?

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: "J(dot)A(dot)" <postgresql(at)world-domination(dot)com(dot)au>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Erik Wienhold <ewie(at)ewie(dot)name>, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL doesn't support variables in queries?
Date: 2023-05-03 14:56:24
Message-ID: b92038e6-87b4-eaa5-9975-2177cd93e505@aklaver.com
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On 5/3/23 07:34, J.A. wrote:
> Ah - I think I'm starting to follow.
>
> what i was _trying_ to do is this
>
> get value from a column and stick it into a variable.
>
> now select * from a _number_ of tables and return a -multi recordsets-
> from this single query. I'm not sure if that is the same terminology, in
> pgsql?
>
> So is this possible?

Many things are possible and they are covered in the documentation:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/plpgsql.html

Read through that and you will find your questions answered.

>
> -JA-
>

>

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Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com

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