Re: using 'ALTER ROLE' in a function - Mailing list pgsql-general

Lutz Broedel <lb@fggm.uni-hannover.de> writes:

> ERROR:  Error »syntax error« at »$1« at character 13
> QUERY:  ALTER ROLE  $1  WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD  $2
>
> I have tried this in several ways and it seems, ALTER ROLE just does
> not accept a parameter instead of name. Does anybody have a solution
> for this?

You probably need to build the query dynamically and use EXECUTE.

-Doug