[postgis-users] shp2pgsql and schemas

[David Blasby]

Seamus Thomas Carroll wrote:
> I have changed the code to:
> input := ''ALTER TABLE '' || quote_ident(schema_name) || ''.'' || quote_ident(table_name) || '' ADD COLUMN '' || quote_ident(column_name) || '' geometry '';
> RAISE NOTICE ''input: %'', input;
> EXECUTE input;
> 
> and the output is now:
> psql:toload.txt:2: NOTICE:  input: ALTER TABLE roads.carrolls_route_alberta_test ADD COLUMN the_geom geometry
> psql:toload.txt:2: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "$3" at character 70
> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "addgeometrycolumn" line 69 at return
> 
> if I copy the result of the notice and paste it into the psql prompt it 
> works without error.
> 
> Could this be a error in posgtres that is causing a syntax error when one 
> is not present?

Try putting a "RAISE NOTICE exec finished" immediately after the EXECUTE.

dave