Thread: execute system command from storage procedure

Hi there,

Is it possible to execute a system command from a function ? (e.g. bash )

TIA,
Sabin 

On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Sabin Coanda wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Is it possible to execute a system command from a function ? (e.g.
> bash )

If you use one of the untrusted procedural languages (e.g. plperlu,
plpythonu, ...) you can.

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Sabin Coanda <sabin.coanda@deuromedia.ro> schrieb:

> Hi there,
> 
> Is it possible to execute a system command from a function ? (e.g. bash )

Yes, of course, but you need an untrusted language like pl/perlU oder
plsh. http://plsh.projects.postgresql.org/


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