From: | Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer(at)spamfence(dot)net> |
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To: | pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: postgres launch os applications |
Date: | 2008-10-07 17:39:46 |
Message-ID: | 20081007173946.GA7634@tux |
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Ertel, Steve <Steve(dot)Ertel(at)infimatic(dot)com> schrieb:
> I am trying to start an OS executable every time that a table is updated. I
> know that I should create a trigger on the table, but how do I launch the OS
> executable. I have a background in sql server. In it we would use something
> like xsp_execute(). I am looking for the equivalent function call in Postgres.
Write a trigger-function using an untrusted language like pl/perlU. You
can call arbitray commands within an untrusted language. With the
regular trusted languages such plpgsql or so you can't call external
programs.
Andreas
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