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From Rob Richardson
Subject How can I run an external program from a stored procedure?
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Msg-id 04A6DB42D2BA534FAC77B90562A6A03D013E285A@server.rad-con.local
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Responses Re: How can I run an external program from a stored procedure?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: How can I run an external program from a stored procedure?  (Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>)
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Greetings!
 
I'm running PostgreSQL 8.4 on MS Windows Server 2003.
 
Assume I have a program named FlashLightAndSoundHorn.exe.  In my database, there is a table that is read by some other program.  Records in that table have a timestamp, so I can tell how long they've been waiting.  I want a stored procedure that checks to see if a record has been waiting too long, and if it does, then it will run FlashLightAndSoundHorn.exe.  How do I run that program from inside a stored procedure?
 
Thanks very much!
 
RobR
 

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