"Rod Kreisler" <rod(at)23net(dot)net> writes:
> Is there a way to do string manipulation in plpgsql, or should I just use
> plperl? It's just been SO long since I've used perl, trying to avoid it....
plpgsql's string-handling functions are the same as SQL's, ie, pretty
primitive. If you need to do anything more complex than simple
substring extraction, I'd think perl is the path of least resistance.
(pltcl and plpython are alternatives, too, if you like those languages
better than perl.)
regards, tom lane