Re: pl/perl in postgresql 8.0 beta

Brian Knox wrote:

> I noticed the changelog for Postgresql mentions some interesting
> things in relation to pl/perl:
>
> "New Perl Server-Side Language
> A new version of the plperl server-side language now supports a
> persistent shared storage area, triggers, returning records and
> arrays of records, and SPI calls to access the database."
>
> Does anyone have some working examples of pl/perl using these new
> capabilities? The documentation in the 8.0 beta for pl/perl has not
> been updated and I'm looking for this information.

There is scan documentation in the actual src/pl/plperl that gives some
examples.

You can also get the new version of plPerl for 7.4.3+ as well at:

http://www.commandprompt.com/files/plperl-30072004.tar.gz

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Also, is it still possible to use untrusted pl/perl in 8.0, and if so,
> what are the steps for setting it up?
>
> Thank you,
> Brian
>
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