Postgresql anonymous bloccks

Author: velll

postgresql/anonymous-blocks.sql

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+-- DO starts an anonymous block, silly $$ are mandatory
+DO $$
+DECLARE str TEXT;
+BEGIN
+  WITH names AS (
+    SELECT 1      AS ID,
+           'Tom'  AS NAME
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2,
+           'Jane')
+  SELECT name
+  INTO   str
+  FROM   NAMES
+  WHERE  id = 1;
+
+  RAISE EXCEPTION 'found row with name %', str;
+END $$;