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Alexaki Sofia wrote:
> thank you for your answer.
> 
> Could you tell me how such a function is it called?
> 
> Let's say that the function is test(text[])
> how can I call this function from a sql command, i.e., what
> will be teh value of the input parameters?
> 
> select test(?????????)
> 

See contrib/dblink in CVS HEAD, specifically dblink_build_sql_insert(), 
dblink_build_sql_delete(), or dblink_build_sql_update(). These functions 
accept text arrays (and int2vector) as input. In the README there are 
usage examples.

HTH,

Joe