Setting global parameter in Postgres 8.3

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#1Noname
A.Bhattacharya@sungard.com

Hi All,

Is there any way we can set the global parameter in Postgres 8.3?

As I have a sql script which need to accept some parameter at run time.
For example I have sql script for creating tablespaces called
"create_tablespace.sql"

Inside the sql script I have the following statements

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_index_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION
'$drive/data/bank/index_tbsp';

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_master_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION
'$drive/data/bank/master_tbsp';

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_static_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION '$drive
/data/bank/static_tbsp';

I need to replace the $drive with a absoulte location in order to create
the tablespaces at run time.So is there any way I can pass parameter to
sql file at the time of execuitng it or is there any way I can set a
global parameter which will repalce the $drive similar to the way
postregs converts or maps the $libdir parameter to the absolute path of
the "Lib" location of postgres.

Any help and suggestion will be really helpful.

Many thanks in advance

#2A. Kretschmer
andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com
In reply to: Noname (#1)
Re: Setting global parameter in Postgres 8.3

In response to A.Bhattacharya@sungard.com :

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_master_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION ?$drive/data/bank/
master_tbsp';

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_static_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION ?$drive /data/bank/
static_tbsp';

I need to replace the $drive with a absoulte location in order to create the
tablespaces at run time.So is there any way I can pass parameter to sql file at
the time of execuitng it or is there any way I can set a global parameter which

No. AFAIK.

will repalce the $drive similar to the way postregs converts or maps the
$libdir parameter to the absolute path of the ?Lib? location of postgres.

Create a function for that ...

Andreas
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#3Scott Mead
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In reply to: A. Kretschmer (#2)
Re: Setting global parameter in Postgres 8.3

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:10 AM, A. Kretschmer <
andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com> wrote:

In response to A.Bhattacharya@sungard.com :

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_master_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION ?$drive/data/bank/
master_tbsp';

CREATE TABLESPACE bank_static_tbsp OWNER bank LOCATION ?$drive

/data/bank/

static_tbsp';

I need to replace the $drive with a absoulte location in order to create

the

tablespaces at run time.So is there any way I can pass parameter to sql

file at

the time of execuitng it or is there any way I can set a global parameter

which

You can't do in it plain sql, but if your script is designed especially

for psql, then you could use a psql variable:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-psql.html#APP-PSQL-VARIABLES

--Scott