Re: how to call a TCL function from within a plpgsql trigger?

Ian Harding wrote:

> A tcl function is just like any other, you can call it from within a
> plpgsql trigger function in the same way you would call a built-in, or
> any other function. Having said that, I am not sure what the exact
> plpgsql options are besides "SELECT myfunction(' 'foo' ', ' 'bar' ')
> ...." and don't know syntax for storing the returned value in a
> variable. I'm a one-trick pony.

What about

plpgsql_variable := tcl_or_any_other_function();

You can also pass some arguments, but that doesn't count as another
trick, it's just a modification to an already seen one.

Jan

>
> Josué Maldonado wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> That's the question, anyone knows a way to do that?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Josue Maldonado.
>>
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