Re: Running Command Line From Trigger?

From: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
To: Terry Lee Tucker <terry(at)esc1(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Running Command Line From Trigger?
Date: 2006-04-07 18:12:36
Message-ID: 1144433556.32269.1.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 12:38, Terry Lee Tucker wrote:
> On Friday 07 April 2006 01:32 pm, Yudie Pg saith:
> > Back to my original question where is it possible to run a command line
> > from a function?
>
> From an earlier post:
> "Note that plpgsql cannot run external programs on purpose. It's a
> security and safety issue."

Which is why I had advised using another language. Help! We're all
trapped in a loop! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

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