Correct way to set up Variables [Was - Simple Accumulating Number Loop?]

--- Ubence Quevedo <r0d3nt@pacbell.net> wrote:

Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:26:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Ubence Quevedo <r0d3nt@pacbell.net>
Subject: Simple Accumulating Number Loop?
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org,
pgsql-general@postgresql.org

A friend of mine has created this simple
accumulating
loop query for MS SQL 2k5 Express Edition. I am
trying to reproduce the same results with

PostgreSQL

8.1, but am not able to find much useful help on

how

to properly set up a variable of both int and

char.

The PostgreSQL documentation is great if you have

an

idea of what you are doing, but I'm still really

new

to PostgreSQL. If someone can just point out some
hints or clarifications as to wether to use the

SET

command or the psql \set command. Below is the
query
in question.

Many thanx to any that can help.

-Ubence

declare @variableint int
declare @desc char (50)
set @variableint = 0
create table counter (countid int , description
varchar(50))
while @variableint < 500
begin
set @variableint = @variableint + 1
set @desc = 'The Counter is Now' +' '+ cast
(@variableint as char(50))
insert into counter values (@variableint,@desc)
end
select * from counter