Re: determine client os

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: determine client os
Date: 2011-06-13 12:31:57
Message-ID: 84463a9312e08ce673dccca7422b823e@biglumber.com
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> Yep, or you can use a PL/Python, PL/Perl or PL/Java function that makes
> the appropriate calls in that language. Any of these will probably
> require the use of the "untrusted" (superuser-only) version.

Nope, you can do this easily in trusted perl:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION findos()
RETURNS TEXT
LANGUAGE plperl
AS $$
return $^O;
$$;

SELECT findos();

findos
- --------
linux

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