Dan <ml@mutox.org> schrieb:
> Hey,
>
> I am running PostgreSQL 8.1.4 and I want to create a user from inside a
> function. Is this possible in 8.1?
>
> Ive found quite a few references on google using EXECUTE, but this seems
> relevant to earlier versions, not 8.1.
>
> I have a function like this:
>
> CREATE FUNCTION user_create (un varchar, uid bigint, pw varchar) RETURNS
> VARCHAR LANGUAGE plpgsql AS '
> BEGIN
> EXECUTE "CREATE USER " || un || " WITH PASSWORD " || pw;
>
> RETURN un;
> END
> ';
This works:
CREATE or replace function user_create (un varchar, uid bigint, pw varchar) RETURNS VARCHAR AS $$
BEGIN
EXECUTE 'create user ' || un || ' with password ' || quote_literal(pw);
return $1;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;
Andreas
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