Re: Equivalent to DBMS_JOB - Mailing list pgsql-general

From david@fetter.org (David Fetter)
Subject Re: Equivalent to DBMS_JOB
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In response to Equivalent to DBMS_JOB  (Arturo Pérez <fred@noplace.org>)
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Arturo Pérez <fred@noplace.org> wrote:
> Oracle has a kind of cron built-in called DBMS_JOB.  You can use it
> to run SQL or stored procedures at certain times of day, etc.
>
> Does postgreSQL offer anything similar?  And please don't say use
> cron.

Why not?

> Cron has issues that I'd like to avoid.

What issues are those?  Please be specific.

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David.
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