Re: [GENERAL] checking SQL statement/subexpression validity

2005-02-08 Thread Tom Lane
Mike Nolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I need to check whether a SQL subexpression (to be used in WHERE >> clause), e.g.: > I've never tested it from Perl, but could you use 'explain select' > to see if it parses? It won't actually execute it if it does. Consider input along the line of

Re: [GENERAL] checking SQL statement/subexpression validity

2005-02-08 Thread Mike Nolan
> I need to check whether a SQL subexpression (to be used in WHERE > clause), e.g.: I've never tested it from Perl, but could you use 'explain select' to see if it parses? It won't actually execute it if it does. -- Mike Nolan ---(end of broadcast)---

[GENERAL] checking SQL statement/subexpression validity

2005-02-08 Thread David Garamond
I need to check whether a SQL subexpression (to be used in WHERE clause), e.g.: colname > 200 or an entire SELECT statement, e.g.: SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE colname > 200 is syntactically valid. Is there a quick (and also safe) way to do this? I'm thinking of doing "SELECT ... FROM ... WHERE