> > Pseudo code: > > begin trans > select * from table1 > WAIT FOR 20 SECS > update table1 set blah = 'blah' > end transcation > > In pgplsql, Im looking for something like a function that I can use to make the process to wait for 20 secs before con tinuing to execute the next sql statment? > AFAIK there is no such thing. But probably you can write a C function, which waits for N seconds and which can be called by your plpgsql function. Regards, Christoph
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