PL/pgSQL SELECT into an array

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Here's my function declaration and part of the body:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION access_update()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE team_ids bigint[];
BEGIN
    SELECT INTO team_ids "team_id" FROM "tmp_team_list";

    UPDATE "team_prsnl"
    SET "updt_dt_tm" = NOW(), "last_access_dt_tm" = NOW()
    WHERE "team_id" IN team_ids;
END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

I want team_ids to be an array of ints that I can then use in the UPDATE statement. This function give me errors like this:

psql:functions.sql:62: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "team_ids"
LINE 13:  AND "team_id" IN team_ids;

I think you got the order wrong in your select. Shouldn't that be: SELECT team_id INTO team_ids FROM tmp_team_list; — user330315
– user330315, Commented Jul 31, 2012 at 7:26

Erwin Brandstetter · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-16 03:19:12Z

14

Faster and simpler with a FROM clause in your UPDATE statement:

UPDATE team_prsnl p
SET    updt_dt_tm = now()
     , last_access_dt_tm = now()
FROM   tmp_team_list t
WHERE  p.team_id = t.team_id;

That aside, while operating with an array, the WHERE clause would have to be:

WHERE p.team_id = ANY (team_ids)

The IN construct works with lists or sets, not with arrays. See:

How to use ANY instead of IN in a WHERE clause with Rails?

edited Apr 16, 2022 at 3:19

answered Jul 31, 2012 at 2:22

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dsh · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-31 00:57:01Z

5

To create an array from a SELECT:

# select array(  select id from tmp_team_list ) ;
 ?column? 
----------
 {1,2}
(1 row)

The IN operator is documented as taking a subquery for the right-hand operand. For example:

UPDATE team_prsnl SET updt_dt_tm = NOW()
 WHERE team_id IN (SELECT id FROM tmp_team_list);

Perhaps you can avoid the array altogether, or try supplying the array or select from team_ids.

answered Jul 31, 2012 at 0:57

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jian · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-30 09:33:43Z

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a tiny customization based on other answers.
If the team_id is a normal int data type.

   UPDATE team_prsnl p
    SET    updt_dt_tm = now()
          ,last_access_dt_tm = now()
    FROM   tmp_team_list t
    WHERE  p.team_id = any(array(select team_id from t));

answered Nov 30, 2021 at 9:33

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