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From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndQuadrant.fr>
To: Lou Picciano <loupicciano@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Extending PG - The Experiments
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Lou Picciano <loupicciano@comcast.net> writes:
> PG docs indicate the existing source code on functions/extensions are a
> good source of examples: Can someone point to a specific point in the
> source for a preferred example/success story which has been a useful
> jumpstart for them?

Pick almost any contrib/ directory, prefer one that does something
similar to what you want to do.

  http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/contrib.html

Regards,
-- 
Dimitri Fontaine
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