Re: create/drop table bug

On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 05:30:14PM -0300, Libsis wrote:

> ERROR:  relation with OID 17687 does not exist
> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "myfunc" line 5 at for over select rows
>
> the oid 17687 is corresponding with the table created inside the
> function (SELECT INTO newtable) (see point 3) but later, in the same
> function, this table is dropped.  when the function (point 5) is
> executed again, this search for the oid's table but never found it.

Cached plans are causing the problem.  See the PL/pgSQL chapter in
the documentation -- the Overview section describes what's happening
and how to work around it.

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Michael Fuhr
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