sql = newSQL.String()
	} else {
		sql = numericPlaceholder.ReplaceAllString(sql, "$$$1$$")

		sql = numericPlaceholderRe.ReplaceAllStringFunc(sql, func(v string) string {
			num := v[1 : len(v)-1]
			n, _ := strconv.Atoi(num)

			// position var start from 1 ($1, $2)
			n -= 1
			if n >= 0 && n <= len(vars)-1 {
				return vars[n]
			}
			return v
		})
	}

	return sql