Re: init script or procedure

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> 2011/8/24 Gauthier, Dave <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com>:
>> Does PG support the use of an init script or procedure?  I'm looking for
>> something that'll run unconditionally every time someone makes a DB
>> connection.  This script will create a temp table and stuff some data in it
>> for general use within that session.
>>
>
> no, there is nothing similar. You have to call a own procedure after
> login explicitly

We could really use this. It's kinda sorta possible to script SQL on
connection close via C hook through dblink but not on session startup.
It's not always possible for the client know when a backend session is
fired up -- for example in connection pools.

merlin