Re: Current database name - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Manuel Sugawara
Subject Re: Current database name
Date
Msg-id m3puci38t0.fsf@dep1.fciencias.unam.mx
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In response to Current database name  (Alexander Solianic <solianic@yahoo.com>)
List pgsql-general
Alexander Solianic <solianic@yahoo.com> writes:

> Hi, Posgres Gurus!
>
> Does anybody know if there's a way to get name of the current
> session's database in stored procedure, i.e. something like
> CURRENT_USER variable?

what's wrong with current_user?

create function my_user() returns text as '
declare
  var_res text;
begin
  select current_user into var_res;
  return var_res;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';

regression=# select my_func();
 my_func
---------
 masm
(1 row)

hth,
Manuel.

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