Re: creating/dropping tables inside functions? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Andreas Kretschmer
Subject Re: creating/dropping tables inside functions?
Date
Msg-id 20070911162736.GA20358@KanotixBox
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In response to creating/dropping tables inside functions?  ("George Pavlov" <gpavlov@mynewplace.com>)
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George Pavlov <gpavlov@mynewplace.com> schrieb:
> foo=> select * from f();
> ERROR:  relation with OID 1469396 does not exist
> CONTEXT:  SQL statement "SELECT  a from t"
> PL/pgSQL function "f" line 4 at select into variables
>
> the second invocation does not see the newly created temp table...

Right, normal behavior. You can't use DDL in functions in this way, use
EXECUTE 'your DDL' or wait for 8.3. Read more about this:

http://merlinmoncure.blogspot.com/2007/09/as-previously-stated-postgresql-8.html


Andreas
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