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From	Andreas Joseph Krogh
Subject	Using psql variables in DO-blocks
Date	January 15, 2019 18:51:09
Msg-id	VisenaEmail.ac.52245673f23b65b6.16852332064@tc7-visena Whole thread Raw
Responses	Re: Using psql variables in DO-blocks ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>) Sv: Using psql variables in DO-blocks (Andreas Joseph Krogh <andreas@visena.com>)
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Hi all.

I'm trying to use a psql variable in a DO-block, but it fails:

\set resource_group 'Ressurser'
\set quoted_resource_group '\'' :resource_group '\''

DO $$
begin
    if not exists(SELECT * FROM tbl_group WHERE groupname = :quoted_resource_group) then
        raise notice 'Group % not found, creating it.', :quoted_resource_group;    end if;
end;
$$;