Re: [SQL] Function definitions - batch update
Marcin Krawczyk jankes...@gmail.com writes: I've come across a situation when I need to add some constant code to all functions in my database. Does anyone know a way to batch update all definitions ? I've got like 500 functions so doing it one by one will be time consuming. If you're feeling like a DBA cowboy, become superuser and issue a direct UPDATE against the prosrc column of pg_proc, being careful not to update rows that aren't the functions you want to hit. Slightly saner would be to read pg_proc and construct CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION commands that you then EXECUTE. The latter, if not done as superuser, would at least ensure you didn't accidentally break any functions you don't own. In either case, I'd practice against a test copy of the database before doing this live ... regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql
Re: [SQL] Function definitions - batch update
Thanks for the hints, I'll give it a try. pozdrowienia mk 2012/2/21 Tom Lane t...@sss.pgh.pa.us Marcin Krawczyk jankes...@gmail.com writes: I've come across a situation when I need to add some constant code to all functions in my database. Does anyone know a way to batch update all definitions ? I've got like 500 functions so doing it one by one will be time consuming. If you're feeling like a DBA cowboy, become superuser and issue a direct UPDATE against the prosrc column of pg_proc, being careful not to update rows that aren't the functions you want to hit. Slightly saner would be to read pg_proc and construct CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION commands that you then EXECUTE. The latter, if not done as superuser, would at least ensure you didn't accidentally break any functions you don't own. In either case, I'd practice against a test copy of the database before doing this live ... regards, tom lane
