Re: [SQL] problems creating functions and triggers - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [SQL] problems creating functions and triggers
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Msg-id 7468.947551216@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to problems creating functions and triggers  (Werner Fraga <werner.fraga@computalog.com>)
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Werner Fraga <werner.fraga@computalog.com> writes:
> 1. I noticed that some examples show the LANGUAGE in the CREATE FUNCTION
> command can be 'plpgsql'. However, if I try using this instead of 'sql', I get
> ERROR: Unrecognized language specified in a CREATE FUNCTION ...

You need to run the "createlang" script to install plpgsql in the
particular database you are using.

If you want plpgsql to be available by default in a given installation,
you can install it in template1 --- subsequently created DBs will be
clones of template1.

> 3. Is there anywhere I can find a list of the system tables? (that section in
> Bruce's book is still empty...)

\dS in psql...
        regards, tom lane


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