Re: Creating and updating table using function parameter reference - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Albert Cervera Areny
Subject Re: Creating and updating table using function parameter reference
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Msg-id 200802131623.57343.albert@sedifa.com
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In response to Creating and updating table using function parameter reference  ("Linux Guru" <linux.binary@gmail.com>)
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A Dimecres 13 Febrer 2008 15:25, Linux Guru va escriure:
> I want to create and update two tables in a function such as below, but
> using parameters as tablename is not allowed and gives an error. Is there
> any way I could achieve this?

You're looking for EXECUTE:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN

>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test ( t1  text,t2 text  ) RETURNS numeric AS $$
> declare temp1 text;
> declare temp2 text;
> begin
>     temp1=t1;
>     temp2=t2;
> select
> product,
> (case when sum(pd) <> 0 then sum(gd)/sum(pd)*100 else 0 end  ) as gppp
> into temp2 from temp1  as dummy
> group by dummy.product,dummy.totalclaimsgroup,dummy.avgmems,dummy.months;
>
> update temp1 as t  set
>  GPPP=(select gppp  from temp2  as dummy where dummy.product=t.product),
>
> end
> $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql
>
>
> ----------------------
> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "$1"
> LINE 1: ...en sum(gd)/sum(pd)*100 else 0 end ) as gppp from  $1  as dum...
>                                                              ^
> QUERY:  select product, (case when sum(pd) <> 0 then sum(gd)/sum(pd)*100
> else 0 end ) as gppp from  $1  as dummy group by dummy.product,
> dummy.totalclaimsgroup,dummy.avgmems,dummy.months
> CONTEXT:  SQL statement in PL/PgSQL function "test" near line 10
>
> ********** Error **********
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "$1"
> SQL state: 42601
> Context: SQL statement in PL/PgSQL function "test" near line 10



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