Re: PL/pgSQL function to run DDL on a remote server/cluster?

From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Sbob <sbob(at)quadratum-braccas(dot)com>, Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL function to run DDL on a remote server/cluster?
Date: 2023-03-23 20:16:36
Message-ID: 64362c8d5a5326d9911b9826dbc272dde8079b86.camel@cybertec.at
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On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 15:15 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at> writes:
> > On Thu, 2023-03-23 at 12:03 -0600, Sbob wrote:
> > > Is it possible to execute DDL on a remote server/cluster from a PL/pgSQL
> > > function?
> > > If so can someone point me to docs or an example?
>
> > You cannot do that with the built-in tools.
> > You'd have to write an extension that can do that.
>
> You do need an extension, but contrib/dblink should do fine.

Ah, of course. Silly of me.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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