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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: How to execute 'set session role' from plpgsql function?
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Msg-id 20472.1219157030@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: How to execute 'set session role' from plpgsql function?  ("Albe Laurenz" <laurenz.albe@wien.gv.at>)
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"Albe Laurenz" <laurenz.albe@wien.gv.at> writes:
>    EXECUTE 'SET SESSION ROLE "' || lower(regexp_replace(wishedrole, '"', '', 'g')) || '"';

> The "lower" and "regexp_replace" are there to prevent SQL injection.

quote_ident() would be a far better solution.

            regards, tom lane

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