How to SET a variable value in a function?





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I want to change the schema search path in a function, based on parameters given to that function. However, calling this:



CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
RETURNS text
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS $fun$
BEGIN
SET search_path TO in_schema, public;

RETURN '';
END;
$fun$


doesn't work. It sets the search path to in_schema, public, instead of what I give in the function.



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    I want to change the schema search path in a function, based on parameters given to that function. However, calling this:



    CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
    RETURNS text
    LANGUAGE plpgsql
    AS $fun$
    BEGIN
    SET search_path TO in_schema, public;

    RETURN '';
    END;
    $fun$


    doesn't work. It sets the search path to in_schema, public, instead of what I give in the function.



    How can I set the search path inside a function?










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      I want to change the schema search path in a function, based on parameters given to that function. However, calling this:



      CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
      RETURNS text
      LANGUAGE plpgsql
      AS $fun$
      BEGIN
      SET search_path TO in_schema, public;

      RETURN '';
      END;
      $fun$


      doesn't work. It sets the search path to in_schema, public, instead of what I give in the function.



      How can I set the search path inside a function?










      share|improve this question














      I want to change the schema search path in a function, based on parameters given to that function. However, calling this:



      CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
      RETURNS text
      LANGUAGE plpgsql
      AS $fun$
      BEGIN
      SET search_path TO in_schema, public;

      RETURN '';
      END;
      $fun$


      doesn't work. It sets the search path to in_schema, public, instead of what I give in the function.



      How can I set the search path inside a function?







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          Use dynamic sql:



          CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
          RETURNS text
          LANGUAGE plpgsql
          AS $fun$
          BEGIN
          EXECUTE format('SET search_path TO %I, public', in_schema);

          RETURN '';
          END;
          $fun$





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            Use dynamic sql:



            CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
            RETURNS text
            LANGUAGE plpgsql
            AS $fun$
            BEGIN
            EXECUTE format('SET search_path TO %I, public', in_schema);

            RETURN '';
            END;
            $fun$





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              Use dynamic sql:



              CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
              RETURNS text
              LANGUAGE plpgsql
              AS $fun$
              BEGIN
              EXECUTE format('SET search_path TO %I, public', in_schema);

              RETURN '';
              END;
              $fun$





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                Use dynamic sql:



                CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
                RETURNS text
                LANGUAGE plpgsql
                AS $fun$
                BEGIN
                EXECUTE format('SET search_path TO %I, public', in_schema);

                RETURN '';
                END;
                $fun$





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                Use dynamic sql:



                CREATE FUNCTION test(in_schema text)
                RETURNS text
                LANGUAGE plpgsql
                AS $fun$
                BEGIN
                EXECUTE format('SET search_path TO %I, public', in_schema);

                RETURN '';
                END;
                $fun$






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