Thread: PL/pgSQL function to run DDL on a remote server/cluster?
All; Is it possible to execute DDL on a remote server/cluster from a PL/pgSQL function? If so can someone point me to docs or an example? Thanks in advance
On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 12:03 -0600, Sbob wrote: > Is it possible to execute DDL on a remote server/cluster from a PL/pgSQL > function? > If so can someone point me to docs or an example? You cannot do that with the built-in tools. You'd have to write an extension that can do that. Yours, Laurenz Albe
Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> writes:
> On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 12:03 -0600, Sbob wrote:
>> Is it possible to execute DDL on a remote server/cluster from a PL/pgSQL
>> function?
>> If so can someone point me to docs or an example?
> You cannot do that with the built-in tools.
> You'd have to write an extension that can do that.
You do need an extension, but contrib/dblink should do fine.
regards, tom lane
On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 15:15 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> writes: > > On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 12:03 -0600, Sbob wrote: > > > Is it possible to execute DDL on a remote server/cluster from a PL/pgSQL > > > function? > > > If so can someone point me to docs or an example? > > > You cannot do that with the built-in tools. > > You'd have to write an extension that can do that. > > You do need an extension, but contrib/dblink should do fine. Ah, of course. Silly of me. Yours, Laurenz Albe
On 3/23/23 14:16, Laurenz Albe wrote: > On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 15:15 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: >> Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> writes: >>> On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 12:03 -0600, Sbob wrote: >>>> Is it possible to execute DDL on a remote server/cluster from a PL/pgSQL >>>> function? >>>> If so can someone point me to docs or an example? >>> You cannot do that with the built-in tools. >>> You'd have to write an extension that can do that. >> You do need an extension, but contrib/dblink should do fine. > Ah, of course. Silly of me. > > Yours, > Laurenz Albe Thanks Tom!