Re: AW: [HACKERS] Getting OID in psql of recent insert - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

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> 
> > testdb=> \set singlestep on
> > testdb=> \set sql_interpol '#'
> > testdb=> \set foo 'pg_class'
> > testdb=> select * from #foo#;
> 
> This is great, but may I object to the syntax ?
> The standard sql way to use host variables seems to be:
> select * from :foo where id = :id
> 
> There will always be the problem with conflicting operators,
> and this one syntax, already needed by ecpg, it is hard enough.

Agreed.


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