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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [GENERAL] Executing external scripts
From:       Peter Eisentraut <e99re41 () DoCS ! UU ! SE>
Date:       1999-11-30 15:00:23
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On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Mark Jewiss wrote:

> I want to be able to create a trigger that when fired will execute an
> external script. I may require arguments to be passed to the script from
> the trigger.
> 
> I can't find a definate yes/no as to whether this can actually be done or
> not in Postgresql 6.5.* - does anybody know?

The definite answer to this is no, not straightforwardly. You will have to
write a C wrapper function.

While this sure sounds like a neat feature to have, I think there are too
many potential headaches.

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Peter Eisentraut                  Sernanders vaeg 10:115
peter_e@gmx.net                   75262 Uppsala
http://yi.org/peter-e/            Sweden


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