Getting result from EXECUTE - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robert Fitzpatrick
Subject Getting result from EXECUTE
Date
Msg-id 1189293513.15437.2.camel@columbus.webtent.org
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Responses Re: Getting result from EXECUTE  ("Sibte Abbas" <sibtay@gmail.com>)
Re: Getting result from EXECUTE  ("Pavel Stehule" <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
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I have a trigger function that I want to apply to several tables, hence
my use of TG_RELNAME. I just want the record to get inserted if an
UPDATE comes from my view rule if the record for the client doesn't
already exist. This is what I have, but I'm finding the FOUND is not
returned for EXECUTE. How can I accomplish what I need?

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "public"."create_fldclientnumber_trigg_func" () RETURNS trigger AS'
begin
  EXECUTE ''SELECT * FROM '' || TG_RELNAME || '' WHERE fldclientnumber = '' || NEW.fldclientnumber;
  IF NOT FOUND THEN
     EXECUTE ''INSERT INTO '' || TG_RELNAME || '' (fldclientnumber) VALUES ('' || NEW.fldclientnumber || '')'';
  END IF;
  RETURN NEW;
end;
'LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE CALLED ON NULL INPUT SECURITY INVOKER;

Thanks for the help.

--
Robert


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