Re: running external programs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Uwe C. Schroeder
Subject Re: running external programs
Date
Msg-id 200611071052.56195.uwe@oss4u.com
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In response to Re: running external programs  (km <km@mrna.tn.nic.in>)
List pgsql-general
On Tuesday 07 November 2006 10:55, km wrote:
> > > Is it possible in a PLSQL function to call an external program/script
> > > residing at /usr/bin  and return the result ?
> >
> > No, because plsql is a trusted language.
> > You can't run external commands from such a language.
>
> Is that a deciding criteria for a language to be flagged trusted or not ?

besides other reasons, yes.

UC

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