Re: dynamic table/col names in plpgsql - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Jun 23, 2007, at 8:47 PM, gary jefferson wrote:

> Is there a way to use a variable as the name of a table or column
> in plpgsql?
>
> This might be a simple question, but I can't find the answer in the
> docs.  http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/plpgsql-
> declarations.html
> hints that there are data types that correspond to table/column, but I
> don't see them listed here
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/datatype.html ...
>
> Also, I assume that once I figure out the right datatypes, I can
> assign to them from functions like substring()?

You're probably looking for "execute".

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/plpgsql-
statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN

Cheers,
   Steve