File output functions in PL/pgSQL?

From: Andre Truter <andre(dot)truter(at)intekom(dot)co(dot)za>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: File output functions in PL/pgSQL?
Date: 2003-08-09 17:06:35
Message-ID: 1060448794.1311.100.camel@obelix.linux.bogus
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Hi,

Can one open, close and write to a file from a PL/pgSQL function?
I am porting an Oracle database to Postgres and the database contain
some functions that create text files to export certain data.

The functions used in Oracle is:
file_handle := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(...);
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(file_handle);
UTL_FILE.PUT(file_handle, 'xxx');

I did not find anything in the mail archives or Google.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
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