Re: [GENERAL] Pass parameters to SQL script

2004-08-19 Thread Daniel Martini
Hi, Citing Fuchs Clemens [EMAIL PROTECTED]: is it possible to pass parameters to a SQL script, which I launch via the psql shell? yes In Oracle it works like that: sqlplus myscript.sql myschema and within the script I can use the parameter like this: CONCAT .

Re: [GENERAL] Pass parameters to SQL script

2004-08-19 Thread Fuchs Clemens
Title: AW: [GENERAL] Pass parameters to SQL script thanks for tip - I'm nearly happy now. Now I want to concatenate a variable value with a hardcoded value in my script - something like: CREATE TABLE :myValue + _the_hardcoded_string .. Is this possible? thanks

Re: [GENERAL] Pass parameters to SQL script

2004-08-19 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Donnerstag, 19. August 2004 15:39 schrieb Fuchs Clemens: Now I want to concatenate a variable value with a hardcoded value in my script - something like: CREATE TABLE :myValue + _the_hardcoded_string .. Option 1: \set tmp :myValue 'hardcoded' CREATE TABLE :tmp ... Option 2: CREATE

Re: [GENERAL] Pass parameters to SQL script

2004-08-19 Thread Tom Lane
Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If myValue is double quoted, then the values will automatically be concatenated by the backend parser, but for strange (SQL-standard) reasons you need a line break in between. That works for literals (single-quotes), but I don't think it applies to