Re: pg_cron for vacuum - dynamic table set - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: pg_cron for vacuum - dynamic table set
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Msg-id f8bf725d-e46a-dd53-04f4-f0e146e0b162@aklaver.com
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In response to pg_cron for vacuum - dynamic table set  (saket bansal <saket.tcs@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
On 2/3/22 1:29 PM, saket bansal wrote:
> Hi, I am trying to schedule pg_cron to generate a set of commands and 
> then run them. E.g |select 'vacuum freeze '||table_name from 
> inventory_for_vacuum \gexec| . This works well at command line, but when 
> scheduled in pg_cron, it fails with syntax error |ERROR: syntax error at 
> or near "\"| .

\gexec is a psql metacommand and will only run in that client.

I'm guessing that is not the case in the pg_cron task?

> Since vacuum doesn't work inside a transaction block |ERROR: VACUUM 
> cannot run inside a transaction block|, I cannot use a function directly 
> to run over a loop.
> Any guidance to make it work or an alternative?
> 
> 


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Adrian Klaver
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