Assign select value to variable into Execute in PostgreSQL 9.3 function - postgresql

Consider a function like that:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.foo(
string1 character varying
)
RETURNS integer AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
id1 INTEGER;
BEGIN
id1 := (SELECT id FROM mytable WHERE mycolumn = string1);
END;
......
It works fine and I get the id1 value for using in other part of the function.
Now, I want to rewrite the function and pass a name who act like identifier of the table.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.foo(
string1 character varying,
tablecode character varying --new argument
)
RETURNS integer AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
id1 INTEGER;
BEGIN
.....
And now, there are my attepms for get id1 value and the errors:
EXECUTE FORMAT('id1 := (SELECT id FROM %I WHERE mycolumn = %s)', tablecode||'_Conceptos', quote_literal(string1));
Error:
ERROR: syntax error at or near "id1"
LINE 1: id1 := (SELECT id FROM "CENZANO_Conceptos" WHERE codigo ...
^
QUERY: id1 := (SELECT id FROM "CENZANO_Conceptos" WHERE codigo = 'CENZANO')
--second attepm
EXECUTE FORMAT ('SELECT %I.id INTO id1 FROM %I WHERE mycolumn = %s', tablecode||'_Conceptos',tablecode||'_Conceptos',quote_literal(string1));
END;
......
Error:
ERROR: EXECUTE of SELECT ... INTO is not implemented
HINT: You might want to use EXECUTE ... INTO or EXECUTE CREATE TABLE ... AS instead.
Thanks in advance

You could use INTO:
EXECUTE FORMAT('(SELECT id FROM %I WHERE mycolumn = %s)'
, tablecode||'_Conceptos', quote_literal(string1)) INTO id1;

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Array error passing dynamic number of parameters to function

I'm trying to create a function to receive the name of the table in my schema already created and a several name of columns within this table (dynamic number of columns) and return a table with all the columns in a unique column with the value of each column separated by comma.
I'm trying this:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE public.matching(IN table text, VARIADIC column_names text[])
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
AS $BODY$DECLARE
column_text text;
BEGIN
EXECUTE format ($$ SELECT array_to_string(%s, ' ')$$, column_names) into column_text;
EXECUTE format ($$ CREATE TABLE temp1 AS
SELECT concat(%s, ' ') FROM %s $$, column_text, table);
END;$BODY$;
This return an error:
ERROR: syntax error at or near «{»
LINE 1: SELECT array_to_string({city,address}, ' ')
which is the error?
If you simplify the generation of the dynamic SQL, things get easier:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE public.matching(IN table_name text, VARIADIC column_names text[])
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
l_sql text;
BEGIN
l_sql := format($s$
create table temp1 as
select concat_ws(',', %s) as everything
from %I
$s$, array_to_string(column_names, ','), table_name);
raise notice 'Running %', l_sql;
EXECUTE l_sql;
END;
$BODY$;
So if you e.g. pass in 'some_table' and {'one', 'two', 'three'} the generated SQL will look like this:
create table temp1 as select concat_ws(',', one,two,three) as everything from some_table
I also used a column alias for the new column, so that the new table has a defined name. Note that the way I put the column names into the SQL string won't properly deal with identifiers that need double quotes (but they should be avoided anyway)
If you want to "return a table", then maybe a function might be the better solution:
CREATE OR REPLACE function matching(IN table_name text, VARIADIC column_names text[])
returns table (everything text)
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
l_sql text;
BEGIN
l_sql := format($s$
select concat_ws(',', %s) as everything
from %I
$s$, array_to_string(column_names, ','), table_name);
return query execute l_sql;
END;
$BODY$;
Then you can use it like this:
select *
from matching('some_table', 'one', 'two', 'three');
I propose different but similar code.
With following script:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE public.test(IN p_old_table text, IN p_old_column_names text[], IN p_new_table text)
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
AS $BODY$
DECLARE
old_column_list text;
ctas_stmt text;
BEGIN
old_column_list = array_to_string(p_old_column_names,',');
RAISE NOTICE 'old_column_list=%', old_column_list;
ctas_stmt = format('CREATE TABLE %s AS SELECT %s from %s', p_new_table, old_column_list, p_old_table);
RAISE NOTICE 'ctas_stmt=%', ctas_stmt;
EXECUTE ctas_stmt;
END;
$BODY$;
--
create table t(x int, y text, z timestamp, z1 text);
insert into t values (1, 'OK', current_timestamp, null);
select * from t;
--
call test('t',ARRAY['x','y','z'], 'tmp');
--
\d tmp;
select * from tmp;
I have following execution:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE public.test(IN p_old_table text, IN p_old_column_names text[], IN p_new_table text)
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
AS $BODY$
DECLARE
old_column_list text;
ctas_stmt text;
BEGIN
old_column_list = array_to_string(p_old_column_names,',');
RAISE NOTICE 'old_column_list=%', old_column_list;
ctas_stmt = format('CREATE TABLE %s AS SELECT %s from %s', p_new_table, old_column_list, p_old_table);
RAISE NOTICE 'ctas_stmt=%', ctas_stmt;
EXECUTE ctas_stmt;
END;
$BODY$;
CREATE PROCEDURE
create table t(x int, y text, z timestamp, z1 text);
CREATE TABLE
insert into t values (1, 'OK', current_timestamp, null);
INSERT 0 1
select * from t;
x | y | z | z1
---+----+----------------------------+----
1 | OK | 2020-04-14 11:37:28.641328 |
(1 row)
call test('t',ARRAY['x','y','z'], 'tmp');
psql:tvar.sql:24: NOTICE: old_column_list=x,y,z
psql:tvar.sql:24: NOTICE: ctas_stmt=CREATE TABLE tmp AS SELECT x,y,z from t
CALL
Table "public.tmp"
Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default
--------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+---------
x | integer | | |
y | text | | |
z | timestamp without time zone | | |
select * from tmp;
x | y | z
---+----+----------------------------
1 | OK | 2020-04-14 11:37:28.641328
(1 row)

How to do postgresql select query funciton using parameter?

I want to create a postgresql funciton that returns records. But if I pass an id parameter, it should be add in where clause. if I do not pass or null id parameter, where clasuse will not add the query.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_func(id integer)
RETURNS TABLE (type varchar, total bigint) AS $$
DECLARE where_clause VARCHAR(200);
BEGIN
IF id IS NOT NULL THEN
where_clause = ' group_id= ' || id;
END IF ;
RETURN QUERY SELECT
type,
count(*) AS total
FROM
table1
WHERE
where_clause ???
GROUP BY
type
ORDER BY
type;
END
$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
You can either use one condition that takes care of both situations (then you don't need PL/pgSQL to begin with):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_func(p_id integer)
RETURNS TABLE (type varchar, total bigint)
AS $$
SELECT type,
count(*) AS total
FROM table1
WHERE p_id is null or group_id = p_id
GROUP BY type
ORDER BY type;
$$
LANGUAGE sql;
But an OR condition like that is typically not really good for performance. The second option you have, is to simply run two different statements:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_func(p_id integer)
RETURNS TABLE (type varchar, total bigint)
AS $$
begin
if (p_id is null) then
return query
SELECT type,
count(*) AS total
FROM table1
GROUP BY type
ORDER BY type;
else
return query
SELECT type,
count(*) AS total
FROM table1
WHERE group_id = p_id
GROUP BY type
ORDER BY type;
end if;
END
$$
LANGUAGE plgpsql;
And finally you can build a dynamic SQL string depending the parameter:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_func(p_id integer)
RETURNS TABLE (type varchar, total bigint)
AS $$
declare
l_sql text;
begin
l_sql := 'SELECT type, count(*) AS total FROM table1 '
if (p_id is not null) then
l_sql := l_sql || ' WHERE group_id = '||p_id;
end if;
l_sql := l_sql || ' GROUP BY type ORDER BY type';
return query execute l_sql;
end;
$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Nothing is required just to use the variable as it is for more info please refer :plpgsql function parameters

plpgsql function with conditional statement to access column name

I'm trying to create a conditional statement in a plpgsql function what will filter out only the records I want through an if statement. I am just testing now, but here is my table structure:
CREATE TABLE addresses
(
gid serial NOT NULL,
housenum character varying(30),
prefix character varying(10),
name character varying(100),
type character varying(16)
)
Here is my function:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "geomCheck".getAllFoo() RETURNS SETOF
addresses AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
r addresses%rowtype;
BEGIN
FOR r IN SELECT * FROM addresses
WHERE gid > 0
LOOP
if name = 'BRIE' then
RETURN NEXT r;
end if;
END LOOP;
RETURN;
END
$BODY$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' ;
But when I go to call the function I get this error:
ERROR: column "name" does not exist
LINE 1: SELECT name = 'BRIE'
^
QUERY: SELECT name = 'BRIE'
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "geomCheck".getallfoo() line 8 at IF
********** Error **********
ERROR: column "name" does not exist
SQL state: 42703
Context: PL/pgSQL function "geomCheck".getallfoo() line 8 at IF
How do I check if the name = 'BRIE' in the if statement?
You need to prefix name with r:
BEGIN
FOR r IN SELECT * FROM addresses
WHERE gid > 0
LOOP
if r.name = 'BRIE' then -- instead of "name" => "r.name"
RETURN NEXT r;
end if;
END LOOP;
RETURN;
END

nested cursor loop in postgresql

I am new to postgresql, and get a problem about nested loop.Here is my code:
CREATE TABLE q_39442172
(
id character varying,
event_id character varying,
createdat character varying
);
insert into q_39442172 values('id1', 'event_1', '20160789');
insert into q_39442172 values('id2', 'event_2', '20160689');
insert into q_39442172 values('id3', 'event_3', '20160679');
insert into q_39442172 values('id4', 'event_4', '20160579');
insert into q_39442172 values('id3', 'event_3', '20160579');
insert into q_39442172 values('id2', 'event_5', '20160379');
insert into q_39442172 values('id1', 'event_6', '20160339');
create or replace function query_event_sequence() returns table( r_id character varying, r_events text ) as
$$
declare
vc_id character varying;
vc_event_id character varying;
begin
for ref_User in execute 'select distinct id from q_39442172 order by id' loop
vc_id := ref_User.id;
r_id := ref_User.id;
for ref_Event in execute 'select event_id from q_39442172 where id = ' || vc_id loop
vc_event_id := ref_Event.event_id;
r_events := concat_ws( ',', r_events, vc_event_id );
end loop;
raise notice '%: %', r_id, r_events;
return next;
end loop;
end;
$$
language plpgsql;
The exception i get:
NOTICE: id1: event_6,event_1
ERROR: cursor "<unnamed portal 2>" already in use
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function query_event_sequence() line 13 at OPEN
********** Error **********
ERROR: cursor "<unnamed portal 2>" already in use
SQL state: 42P03
Actually, using array_agg can do what i want to do, but i am just confused about why nested cursor loop in my code won't work.
You don't need a function or a cursor for this. A single SQL statement will do:
select string_agg(concat_ws(',', event_id, id), ',' order by id)
from q_39442172
where id in (select id from q_39442172)

How do you use variables in a simple PostgreSQL script?

For example, in MS-SQL, you can open up a query window and run the following:
DECLARE #List AS VARCHAR(8)
SELECT #List = 'foobar'
SELECT *
FROM dbo.PubLists
WHERE Name = #List
How is this done in PostgreSQL? Can it be done?
Complete answer is located in the official PostgreSQL documentation.
You can use new PG9.0 anonymous code block feature (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/sql-do.html )
DO $$
DECLARE v_List TEXT;
BEGIN
v_List := 'foobar' ;
SELECT *
FROM dbo.PubLists
WHERE Name = v_List;
-- ...
END $$;
Also you can get the last insert id:
DO $$
DECLARE lastid bigint;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ('Test Name')
RETURNING id INTO lastid;
SELECT * FROM test WHERE id = lastid;
END $$;
DO $$
DECLARE
a integer := 10;
b integer := 20;
c integer;
BEGIN
c := a + b;
RAISE NOTICE'Value of c: %', c;
END $$;
You can use:
\set list '''foobar'''
SELECT * FROM dbo.PubLists WHERE name = :list;
That will do
Here's an example of using a variable in plpgsql:
create table test (id int);
insert into test values (1);
insert into test values (2);
insert into test values (3);
create function test_fn() returns int as $$
declare val int := 2;
begin
return (SELECT id FROM test WHERE id = val);
end;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
SELECT * FROM test_fn();
test_fn
---------
2
Have a look at the plpgsql docs for more information.
I've came across some other documents which they use \set to declare scripting variable but the value is seems to be like constant value and I'm finding for way that can be acts like a variable not a constant variable.
Ex:
\set Comm 150
select sal, sal+:Comm from emp
Here sal is the value that is present in the table 'emp' and comm is the constant value.
Building on #nad2000's answer and #Pavel's answer here, this is where I ended up for my Flyway migration scripts. Handling for scenarios where the database schema was manually modified.
DO $$
BEGIN
IF NOT EXISTS(
SELECT TRUE FROM pg_attribute
WHERE attrelid = (
SELECT c.oid
FROM pg_class c
JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
WHERE
n.nspname = CURRENT_SCHEMA()
AND c.relname = 'device_ip_lookups'
)
AND attname = 'active_date'
AND NOT attisdropped
AND attnum > 0
)
THEN
RAISE NOTICE 'ADDING COLUMN';
ALTER TABLE device_ip_lookups
ADD COLUMN active_date TIMESTAMP;
ELSE
RAISE NOTICE 'SKIPPING, COLUMN ALREADY EXISTS';
END IF;
END $$;
For use variables in for example alter table:
DO $$
DECLARE name_pk VARCHAR(200);
BEGIN
select constraint_name
from information_schema.table_constraints
where table_schema = 'schema_name'
and table_name = 'table_name'
and constraint_type = 'PRIMARY KEY' INTO name_pk;
IF (name_pk := '') THEN
EXECUTE 'ALTER TABLE schema_name.table_name DROP CONSTRAINT ' || name_pk;
Postgresql does not have bare variables, you could use a temporary table.
variables are only available in code blocks or as a user-interface feature.
If you need a bare variable you could use a temporary table:
CREATE TEMP TABLE list AS VALUES ('foobar');
SELECT dbo.PubLists.*
FROM dbo.PubLists,list
WHERE Name = list.column1;
I had to do something like this
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION MYFUNC()
RETURNS VOID AS $$
DO
$do$
BEGIN
DECLARE
myvar int;
...
END
$do$
$$ LANGUAGE SQL;
You can also simply make a constant query that you use in the actual query:
WITH vars as (SELECT 'foobar' AS list)
SELECT *
FROM dbo.PubLists, vars
WHERE Name = vars.list
Given the popularity, and somewhat incomplete answers I'll provide two solutions.
A do block that won't return rows. You can return rows with a transaction cursor, but it's a bit messy.
A function (that returns rows)
Below I'll use an over-baked example of updating the tweet on the bottom right "blurb" with "hello world".
id (serial)
pub_id (text)
tweet (text)
1
abc
hello world
2
def
blurb
A simple do block
do $$
declare
src_pub_id text;
dst_pub_id text;
src_id int;
dest_id int;
src_tweet text;
begin
src_pub_id := 'abc';
dst_pub_id := 'def';
-- query result into a temp variable
src_id := (select id from tweets where pub_id = src_pub_id);
-- query result into a temp variable (another way)
select tweet into src_tweet from tweets where id = src_id;
dest_id := (select id from tweets where pub_id = dst_pub_id);
update tweets set tweet=src_tweet where id = dest_id;
end $$ language plpgsql; -- need the language to avoid ERROR 42P13
A function
create or replace function sync_tweets(
src_pub_id text, -- function arguments
dst_pub_id text
) returns setof tweets as -- i.e. rows. int, text work too
$$
declare
src_id int; -- temp function variables (not args)
dest_id int;
src_tweet text;
begin
-- query result into a temp variable
src_id := (select id from tweets where pub_id = src_pub_id);
-- query result into a temp variable (another way)
select tweet into src_tweet from tweets where id = src_id;
dest_id := (select id from tweets where pub_id = dst_pub_id);
update tweets set tweet=src_tweet where id = dest_id;
return query -- i.e. rows, return 0 with return int above works too
select * from tweets where pub_id in (src_pub_id, dst_pub_id);
end
$$ language plpgsql; -- need the language to avoid ERROR 42P13
-- Run it!
select * from sync_tweets('abc', 'def');
-- Optional drop if you don't want the db to keep your function
drop function if exists sync_tweets(text, text);
/*
Outputs
__________________________________________________
| id (serial) | pub_id (text) | tweet (text) |
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
| 1 | abc | hello world |
| 2 | def | blurb |
--------------------------------------------------
*/