From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
cc: PALAYRET Jacques <jacques.palayret@meteo.fr>,
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Subject: Re: PostgreSQL include directive in plpgsql language PL/pgSQL
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"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes:
> On Friday, September 5, 2025, PALAYRET Jacques <jacques.palayret@meteo.fr>
> wrote:
>> Is there an equivalent of #include (include directive) in functions
>> (written in plpgsql language)?

> No, there is not.

And there won't be one in the future either, as it would
give server filesystem access to unprivileged SQL users.
(Admittedly just read-only access, but that's still not OK.)

Conceivably you could build some such facility into your
client-side code that is issuing CREATE FUNCTION commands.

			regards, tom lane