yes, p_id is a variable in my code which is bigger. so ignore the update statement.
Uwe On 10 March 2011 01:20, bricklen <brick...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Samuel Gendler > <sgend...@ideasculptor.com> wrote: > > when I run 'select 1count(*) from table' in my postgres 8.4 installation, > I > > get the exact same error message. Assuming the '1count()' function does > > exist, perhaps you need to full qualify it with a schema name? > > It looks to me like the query you are passing to the procedure is invalid > > and is generating the error. Perhaps the 1 in front of count(*) is a > typo? > > Also seem to be missing "p_id" from your execute statement: > > execute 'create table result_'|| p_id ||' as '||p_sql; >