Re: Oracle PL/SQL Anonymous block equivalent in postgres

I know this is a tech forum and as such, I don't generally plug products too
much. However, EnterpriseDB has anonymous PL/SQL if you need it.

On 12/22/05, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
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> Wow, that is large. I think PL/pgSQL is your best approach. I
> recommend you create a schema that users can write into.
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> Ashok Agrawal wrote:
> > I don't need ability to sit at a prompt and type stuff.
> >
> > To be more clear, I am attaching one sample code. I would like to
> > migrate this code using postgres without converting into procedure
> > or function.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Ashok
> >
> > Bruce Momjian wrote On 12/22/05 15:35,:
> > > Hannu Krosing wrote:
> > >
> > >>?hel kenal p?eval, N, 2005-12-22 kell 18:19, kirjutas Bruce Momjian:
> > >>
> > >>>Ashok Agrawal wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi ,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Here is the requirements :
> > >>>>
> > >>>>1. Development & Support team can ONLY have READ Only ACCESS
> > >>>> to PRODUCTION Database. They will NOT have access to create
> > >>>> stored procedure & functions in the PRODUCTION on the fly.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>2. During application support, need to write script which
> > >>>> uses procedural language (IF ELSE, AND , OR, Cursor, Loop etc)
> > >>>> to produce results or identify/fix issues. Number of this kind of
> > >>>> Requests goes in hundreds during Quarter end.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Currently on Oracle as long as you have sqlplus read only access,
> > >>>>you can write PL/SQL block and get the work done.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Since postgres doesn't support procedural language except in
> > >>>>stored objects like procedure/functions, how do I achieve in
> > >>>>postgres without using stored objects. If this is not possible,
> > >>>>then does it make sense to add this requirement into TO-DO list.
> > >>>
> > >>>So you want to write procedural code on the client.
> > >>
> > >>I guess he rather wants to have dont-save-but-execute-immediately
> > >>pl/pgsql code.
> > >>
> > >>could this perhaps be solved by having temporary functions, similar to
> > >>postgresql's temporary tables ?
> > >
> > >
> > > I am thinking they want the ability to sit at a prompt and type stuff.
> > >
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