pl/sh (was Re: calling a shell script from pl/pgsql) - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Alex Pilosov
Subject pl/sh (was Re: calling a shell script from pl/pgsql)
Date
Msg-id Pine.BSO.4.10.10109101415580.17071-100000@spider.pilosoft.com
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In response to Re: calling a shell script from pl/pgsql  (Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>)
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Re: pl/sh (was Re: calling a shell script from pl/pgsql)
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Stephan Szabo wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Jeff Barrett wrote:
> 
> > How can I call a shell script from within a pl/pgsql function that is called
> > as from a trigger. I do not want to interact with the script I just want it
> > to run. I do want the trigger to wait for the script it called to complete
> > before returning a value.
> > 
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I don't think you can do that from within pl/pgsql.  You'd probably need a
> function in pl/tclu or c.
Or pl/perlu! (Sorry, had to say it).


Actually, I remember that Jan once mentioned something about pl/SH. I
don't know what's the status of it?



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