Answer by Erwin Brandstetter for Why colname as input param of function = not...
Only addressing your second question about EXECUTE and USING:The elephant in the room: the suggested alternative is utter nonsense for multiple reasons.The USING clause of EXECUTE is used to pass...
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There are two questions here,What is the difference between EXECUTE .. USING and EXECUTE FORMAT()Why is wrapping or generating simple SQL statements in a procedural function a bad idea?The difference...
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Someone told me that using text input for column names and formatting it, like I do below, is rarely a good idea. When I asked why, however, an answer wasn't given. That was on the postgresql IRC, and...
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