Re: setting local variable - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Elliott Prechter
Subject Re: setting local variable
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Msg-id 4DB3588D.1010408@privatefundmgt.com
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I have a function which looks like this:

  ...
declare _object bigint;
begin
set _object = insert into object (object_type,name) values
('type1','test object');
insert into ref (object,refname) values (_object,'test object reference');
end;
...

However I get a syntax error on the line 'set _object = insert ....'

I searched through the docs but don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks!
Elliott


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