It is my understanding that the answer is no. This is
because pl/pgSQL is a language (if configured) to be
available to all users and access to external
routines,
the filesystem, etc. would be a major security hole,
since each backend runs as user 'postgres'. That's
why Postgres superuser privileges are necessary to
create functions in a language like 'C':
"Only users with Postgres superuser privilege are
permitted to create a function in the 'C' language.
Others may use the 'sql' language or the
created procedural languages."
Hope that helps,
Mike Mascari
mascarim@yahoo.com
--- Paul Kelly <pkelly@virtual.org.uk> wrote:
> hi,
> is there any way in pl/pgsql to create a function
> that causes postrges to call an external program, or
> to call a function in a C shared lib?
>
> Paul
> ----------------------------------------------
> Paul Kelly pkelly@virtual.org.uk
> U-NET Internet Noc Some day now!
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