Re: running external programs

From: Tony Caduto <tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com>
To: km(at)mrna(dot)tn(dot)nic(dot)in
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: running external programs
Date: 2006-11-07 18:47:49
Message-ID: 4550D4D5.6090101@amsoftwaredesign.com
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km wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is it possible in a PLSQL function to call an external program/script residing at /usr/bin and return the result ?
>
> are there any workarounds for this sort of a problem ?
>
> regards,
> KM
>
>
>
You can do it with a PLperl function.
You would have to use the untrusted PLperlu though.

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