Re: "trigger"ing a procedure every X minutes

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Fran Fabrizio <ffabrizio(at)Exchange(dot)WebMD(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: "trigger"ing a procedure every X minutes
Date: 2001-06-06 17:50:53
Message-ID: 3218.991849853@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Fran Fabrizio <ffabrizio(at)Exchange(dot)WebMD(dot)net> writes:
> Is the preferred method of calling a procedure every X minutes to have a
> cronjob installed external to the database,

Yes.

I see no need for us to replicate the functionality of cron ...

regards, tom lane

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