X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97468DA387 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:27:11 -0400 (AST) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 18170-08 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:27:08 +0000 (GMT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E67BDA2EF for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:27:09 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jABNRCTr022465; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:27:12 -0500 (EST) To: Frank Bax cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: cli in sql? In-reply-to: <5.2.1.1.0.20051111161921.05972bf0@pop6.sympatico.ca> References: <5.2.1.1.0.20051111085132.04119120@pop6.sympatico.ca> <5.2.1.1.0.20051111161921.05972bf0@pop6.sympatico.ca> Comments: In-reply-to Frank Bax message dated "Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:31:35 -0500" Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:27:12 -0500 Message-ID: <22464.1131751632@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.006 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.006] X-Spam-Score: 0.006 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200511/109 X-Sequence-Number: 23360 Frank Bax writes: > This looks interesting! But I'm not sure how to use it? > wbax=> select version(); > version > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > PostgreSQL 7.4.3 on i386-unknown-openbsd3.6, compiled by GCC 2.95.3 > (1 row) > wbax=> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION filemodtime(TEXT) RETURNS TEXT LANGUAGE > plperlu AS > wbax-> $$ > wbax-> my $filename = shift; > ERROR: syntax error at or near "$" at character 80 PG 7.4 doesn't understand $$ quotes --- you need to convert the function body to old-style quoting. Or upgrade ;-) See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-CONSTANTS for details, esp. section 4.1.2.2. regards, tom lane