wrong: pa...@nemesis ~]$ psql postgres -v x=10 -c "select :x" ERROR: syntax error at or near ":" LINE 1: select :x ^
good (workaround): [pa...@nemesis ~]$ echo 'select :x' | psql postgres -v x=10 ?column? ────────── 10 (1 row) psql have to have process external variables first and then execute query. Regards Pavel Stehule -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs