Re: [GENERAL] How can I use parameters in plain sql

2010-09-05 Thread Cédric Villemain
2010/9/3 Merlin Moncure : > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM, John Adams wrote: >>> psql has some client side manged variables, and you can of course use >>> pl/pgsql. >> Do you mean I should use a pl/pgsql stored procedure or do I have to somehow >> mark the sql as pl/pgsql? How? >> Because in sql

Re: [GENERAL] How can I use parameters in plain sql

2010-09-03 Thread Merlin Moncure
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM, John Adams wrote: >> psql has some client side manged variables, and you can of course use >> pl/pgsql. > Do you mean I should use a pl/pgsql stored procedure or do I have to somehow > mark the sql as pl/pgsql? How? > Because in sql server it is all the same i.e. pl

Re: [GENERAL] How can I use parameters in plain sql

2010-09-03 Thread Merlin Moncure
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:45 PM, John Adams wrote: > How can I use parameters in plain sql like sql server. > > FICTIONAL example that works for sql server: > declare @i int; > set @i = 1; > select * from mytable where i...@i; postgresql doesn't support variables in plain sql. psql has some clien

[GENERAL] How can I use parameters in plain sql

2010-09-03 Thread John Adams
How can I use parameters in plain sql like sql server. FICTIONAL example that works for sql server: declare @i int; set @i = 1; select * from mytable where i...@i;