I think pg_sleep is not implemented in 8.1 and earlier versions. Is there any alternative if someone is using versions before 8.2 ?
On 10/9/07, Guy Rouillier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jasbinder Singh Bali wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a while loop and I want to re-iterate after every 't' seconds. > > I was reading up on the postgresql documentation that says pg_sleep(t) > > should be handy. > > However i doesn't work. > > Hmmm, I'm looking at section 9.9.5 Delaying Execution in the PostgreSQL > 8.2.0 Documentation. Following the example presented there, I fired up > psql and ran the following: > > postgres=# select current_timestamp; select pg_sleep(3); select > current_timestamp; > now > ---------------------------- > 2007-10-09 23:50:32.649-04 > (1 row) > > pg_sleep > ---------- > > (1 row) > > now > ---------------------------- > 2007-10-09 23:50:35.774-04 > (1 row) > > Seems to be working. What version are you using and on what platform? > > -- > Guy Rouillier > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly >
