Hi All,

In a trigger function, I'm trying to set the variable "pkey" to be one of the columns in the automatic variable "NEW". Which one depends on some metadata that is available at run-time. I'm having a hard time using an automatic variable in a dynamic execute command.

I get the error "missing FROM-clause entry for table "new""

Here's my function

create or replace function refresh_row () returns trigger as $$

declare
  pkey bigint;
begin
  execute 'select NEW.esid' into pkey;
end;
$$ language plpgsql

Obviously this particular code could be re-written as a simple assignment but I need the
"esid" part to be dynamic.  Is this possible?

Cheers,
Andy

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Andy Chambers

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