Re: select result / functions from another database in plpgsql

From: "Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Matthew Peter" <survivedsushi(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: select result / functions from another database in plpgsql
Date: 2006-11-06 14:31:02
Message-ID: b42b73150611060631w3fdbc5cer641034aba5aab89f@mail.gmail.com
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On 11/6/06, Matthew Peter <survivedsushi(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
> I have DB1 and DB2 pg_databases... I then have a function in DB2 that wants
> some results from DB1, is it possible to query another db? Like how \! lets
> you hit the command line... but I need it in plpgsql if possible.
>
>
> Also, I know functions are local to db (unless it inserted into template1
> prior to createdb) but is there any other way to call functions from another
> db? Thanks!

check out dblink contrib module for starters. Maybe take a look at
pl/sh, which looks pretty neat.

merlin

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