I've ended creating a table to store database parameters, and using a subquery, 
I can achieve the "global variable" effect.
Thanks for your insight,
Edson.

From: edsonrich...@hotmail.com
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re : [GENERAL] Global value/global variable?
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:39:45 +0000

Yes. It's similar, but consider I'm using a connection pool, so I''ve no 
control on when the connections are established/destroyed.I think I need 
something with scope broader than session... Atenciosamente,

Edson Richter 

------ Mensagem original ------
De: John McKown
Data: 19/06/2014 8h44
Para: Edson Richter;
Assunto:Re: [GENERAL] Global value/global variable?

A psql session is shown below:
tsh009=# \set lpar '\'LIH1\''tsh009=# select * from capped where lpar=:lpar 
limit 5; lpar |       started       |        ended        
------+---------------------+--------------------- LIH1 | 2014-06-09 21:57:13 | 
2014-06-09 22:21:21 LIH1 | 2014-06-09 22:42:12 | 2014-06-09 23:06:22 LIH1 | 
2014-06-09 23:22:12 | 2014-06-09 23:39:12
 LIH1 | 2014-06-09 23:52:12 | 2014-06-10 00:01:21 LIH1 | 2014-06-10 01:07:11 | 
2014-06-10 01:07:51(5 rows)

Is this close to what you are looking for?


On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Edson Richter <edsonrich...@hotmail.com> wrote:




It is possible to define a global value/variable in PostgreSQL in a way that I 
can use it in any query/view/function?For example, I do have a connection 
string I use for dblink connections in several places (specially, inside views).
Then, if I want to change the connection string, I do have to change every view 
manually.If I can set a kind of global variable, then I just use it inside 
every view - then, at my application startup (or even at PostgreSQL startup, if 
I can set this string at postgresql.conf level), would set this "global 
variable" to point the current string.

Your enlightment will be really welcome.
Regards,
Edson
                                          


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