Re: Using function like where clause - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Kev
Subject Re: Using function like where clause
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Msg-id 1186514282.434942.45940@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com
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In response to Using function like where clause  (Ranieri Mazili <rmazili@wgsystems.com.br>)
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On Aug 6, 3:44 pm, rmaz...@wgsystems.com.br (Ranieri Mazili) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have 2 questions.
> 1) Can I use a function that will return a string in a where clause like
> bellow?
>
> select *
> from table
> where my_function_making_where()
>           and another_field = 'another_think'
>
> 2) Can I use a function that will return a string to return the list of
> columns that I want to show like below?
>
> select my_function_making_list_of_columns()
> from table
> where field_test = 'mydatum'
>
> Thanks

Look up the quote_ident() function in the docs, you'll likely need
that for both cases.

Kev


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