I need to use the \set command in regular sql (I am running postgres queries through php and it does not seem to support the \ commands in general). How can I set a variable with regular sql? I want to be able to do the following: \set testvar '1,2,3,4,5' \set testvar '6,7,8,':testvar Which is then used in: select * from table where id in (:testvar); Thanks, --Jeff ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster