Sean Murphy wrote: > Maybe this is a well duh kind of question, or maybe there's no > straightforward way to do it, but is there any way that I could have a > pg function initiate a process on the host system?
Yeah you can use any of the untrusted pl languages for that.
> > Specifically I'd like to script an email to send off on an insert > trigger, but the ability to initiate system processes in general seems > like it would come in handy. > > My present need is for email notification; if there's a pg function or > module that would handle this (I haven't turned up anything in my > searches, but maybe I'm using the wrong search terms in the wrong > places) I'd be OK for now, but I'd rather have the flexibility of > starting whatever process a given circumstance calls for. > > Thanks. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >
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