On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 04:09:00PM -0700, Doug Johnson wrote:
> I'm trying to partition a table that has a btyea field used to store pdf
> data. Basically the procedure filters by date, and creates a new table every
> month. I'm having problems with the executed sql string that moves the data
> into the partitioned table from the main insert.
>
> I'm setting
>
> n_document_object bytea := NEW.document_object;
>
> but then the string executed doesn't work. So I'm thinking I need to bind
> within the function, but I can figure out how. I'm having a hard time
> finding answers because I'm not exactly sure what I need to ask.
Look at the "quote_nullable" function and the EXECUTE ... USING syntax:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN
If those don't cover your needs, please post the entire function definition and
the exact error message you receive.