Re: EXECUTE INTO on 8.2 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: EXECUTE INTO on 8.2
Date
Msg-id 10395.1166036327@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to EXECUTE INTO on 8.2  ("Jon Asher" <jon.asher@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
"Jon Asher" <jon.asher@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm seeing some strange behavior with the following code.  It compiles and
> runs but returns an error on the Execute statement:
> List index out of bounds(0)

Worksforme.  Want to provide a complete example instead of a fragmentary
one?

regression$# create or replace function foo() returns int as $$
declare srec record;
   v_formula varchar;
   v_result varchar;
BEGIN
   v_formula = 'select 4 as val';
   EXECUTE v_formula INTO srec;
   return srec.val;
end $$ language plpgsql;
CREATE FUNCTION
regression=# select foo();
 foo
-----
   4
(1 row)

regression=#

            regards, tom lane

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