syntax error with execute

Pretty sure you have to create the query as a string and execute that.

EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO '||tablename||' ('||fields||') VALUES
('||vals||') RETURNING currval('''||seqname||''') INTO newid'

You probably were to do:

EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO '||tablename||' ('||fields||') VALUES
('||vals||') RETURNING currval('''||seqname||''')' INTO newid

Note where last quote goes.

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:25 PM, A B <gentosaker@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a query like this in a plpgsql function:

EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO '||tablename||' ('||fields||') VALUES
('||vals||') RETURNING currval('''||seqname||''') INTO newid'

and I get the response:

ERROR: syntax error at or near "INTO"
LINE 1: ...','2008','4',NULL) RETURNING currval('id_seq') INTO newid

And I do not understand this error. If I take the INSERT command and
run it by hand, it works fine, but it doesn't work in the function
when called by execute. Anybody has an idea on what is wrong and what
to do about it?

The final INTO clause should be outside the string, like this:

EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO '||tablename||' ('||fields||') VALUES
('||vals||') RETURNING currval('''||seqname||''')' INTO newid

Note the placement of the last quote.

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I haven't use the RETURNING clause before, but the "INTO" option, at least
in SELECT sentences, must be outside of the string expression. This way:
EXECUTE 'some query' INTO variable;

Cheers.

2008/5/30 A B <gentosaker@gmail.com>:

EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO '||tablename||' ('||fields||') VALUES
('||vals||') RETURNING currval('''||seqname||''')' INTO newid

Note where last quote goes.

That was exactly what I wanted to do!

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