how to execute a function directly

Is there any way to execute a postgresql function directly? In
Informix, there is an

EXECUTE PROCEDURE proc_name();

statement which will execute a Stored Procedure directly.

In postgresql, I can

SELECT function_name();

or

DELETE fucntion_name();

both of which will cause the function to be executed.

I was wondering if there is a more generic way to cause a function to be
executed.

Paul Tilles

On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 09:04:13 -0400,
Paul Tilles <Paul(dot)Tilles(at)noaa(dot)gov> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if there is a more generic way to cause a function to be
> executed.

I think you should consider using SELECT as the generic way to call functions
in Postgres.