Thread: installing pl/pgsql

installing pl/pgsql

From

"Johnson, Shaunn"

Date:

17 January 2002, 15:30:26

Howdy:

I'm running Postgres 7.1.3 on Mandrake Linux 8.0, kernel
version 2.4.16.

I'm reading through a bit of documentation regarding pl/pgsql
and I don't see too much about it. As for installing it, the
documentation says, 'by default, it's there', but how can I
tell?

I thought I'd try this as an example:

[snip]

CREATE FUNCTION a_function () RETURNS int4 AS '
DECLARE
   an_integer int4;
BEGIN
   an_integer := 10 * 10;
   return an_integer;
END;
' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

[/snip]

But I get an error saying something about no such language,
use C, sql, etc ...

Now, having said all of that ...

I would like to install it, but I'm not sure what the ramifications
are. (Should I stop and restart Postgres? How does this effect
the existing database / table? Should I install anything else
before / after this? Is it as straightforward as http://www.postgressql.info/x5371.htm
makes it out to be?)

Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated

TIA

-X

Re: installing pl/pgsql

From

Emmanuel SARACCO

Date:

17 January 2002, 17:30:23

hi,

just do a "createlang plpgsql YOURDB"

bye

le jeu 17-01-2002 à 18:22, Johnson, Shaunn a écrit :
> Howdy:
>
> I'm running Postgres 7.1.3 on Mandrake Linux 8.0, kernel
> version 2.4.16.
>
> I'm reading through a bit of documentation regarding pl/pgsql
> and I don't see too much about it.  As for installing it, the
> documentation says, 'by default, it's there', but how can I
> tell?
>
> I thought I'd try this as an example:
>
> [snip]
>
> CREATE FUNCTION a_function () RETURNS int4 AS '
> DECLARE
>    an_integer int4;
> BEGIN
>    an_integer := 10 * 10;
>    return an_integer;
> END;
> ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>
> [/snip]
>
> But I get an error saying something about no such language,
> use C, sql, etc ...
>
> Now, having said all of that ...
>
> I would like to install it, but I'm not sure what the ramifications
> are. (Should I stop and restart Postgres?  How does this effect
> the existing database / table?  Should I install anything else
> before / after this?  Is it as straightforward as
> http://www.postgressql.info/x5371.htm
> makes it out to be?)
>
> Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated
>
> TIA
>
> -X
--
Emmanuel SARACCO
Email: esaracco@noos.fr

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