Re: Calling external programs

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Fran Fabrizio <ffabrizio(at)Exchange(dot)WebMD(dot)net>
Cc: Len Morgan <len-morgan(at)crcom(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Calling external programs
Date: 2001-06-05 20:13:36
Message-ID: 20456.991772016@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Fran Fabrizio <ffabrizio(at)Exchange(dot)WebMD(dot)net> writes:
> If I can write my own in PLPERL I will cheerfully do so, but is there a way
> to workaround the security restrictions in a Perl context?

An unsecured variant of plperl (corresponding to pltclu) seems like a
fine idea ... but no one's gotten around to making it happen. Want to
do the legwork?

plperl in general is only at a proof-of-concept stage. It will probably
stay there unless interested users work on it.

regards, tom lane

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