Re: Running Command Line From Trigger? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Terry Lee Tucker
Subject Re: Running Command Line From Trigger?
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Msg-id 200604071422.32416.terry@esc1.com
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In response to Re: Running Command Line From Trigger?  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
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Reminds me of an old Star Trek - Next Generation episode. They were stuck in a
time loop reliving the same series of events over and over. They had to leave
themselves a clue so they could figure it out next time around. Maybe your
post is it ;o)

On Friday 07 April 2006 02:12 pm, Scott Marlowe saith:
> On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 12:38, Terry Lee Tucker wrote:
> > On Friday 07 April 2006 01:32 pm, Yudie Pg saith:
> > > Back to my original question where is it possible to run a command line
> > > from a function?
> >
> > From an earlier post:
> > "Note that plpgsql cannot run external programs on purpose.  It's a
> > security and safety issue."
>
> Which is why I had advised using another language.  Help!  We're all
> trapped in a loop!  ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
>

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