Re: [GENERAL] Invoke diff from plpgsql?

2006-05-27 Thread Chris Browne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Peter) writes: > George Pavlov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wondering how to invoke a application like diff from plpgsql? > Thanks! > > And don't forget that you are working with a database. Most diff-ing > uses can probably be handled by co

Re: [GENERAL] Invoke diff from plpgsql?

2006-05-27 Thread Matthew Peter
George Pavlov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wondering how to invoke a application like diff from plpgsql? Thanks!And don't forget that you are working with a database. Most diff-inguses can probably be handled by constructs like EXCEPT and INTERSECT tosay nothing of OUTER JOINs. Also, IS DISTINCT F

Re: [GENERAL] Invoke diff from plpgsql?

2006-05-26 Thread George Pavlov
> Wondering how to invoke a application like diff from plpgsql? Thanks! And don't forget that you are working with a database. Most diff-ing uses can probably be handled by constructs like EXCEPT and INTERSECT to say nothing of OUTER JOINs. Also, IS DISTINCT FROM is your friend if you want a compa

Re: [GENERAL] Invoke diff from plpgsql?

2006-05-26 Thread Joshua D. Drake
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Re: [GENERAL] Invoke diff from plpgsql?

2006-05-26 Thread Greg Sabino Mullane
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Wondering how to invoke a application like diff from plpgsql? Thanks! Pl/Pgsql cannot execute system commands. For that, you will need one of the other Pl languages, running in "untrusted" mode. Here are some from the manual: http://www.postgresq

[GENERAL] Invoke diff from plpgsql?

2006-05-26 Thread Matthew Peter
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