[ADMIN] Scheduling Database Tasks

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Hi there. I am a PostgreSQL newbie recently rescued from the depths of despair (MS SQL Server). In this state however I find my self pining for some of the functionality I have become accustomed too. We have a number of tasks that we like to perform using our database like sending emails to folk or billing them or generating invoices.   MS SQL Server has a Jobs interface as part of it’s database management ‘suite’ that allows various types of scripts (SQL, Active X) to be performed with fine granularity (1 Second and up). Does PsotsgreSQL have any similar functionality?   Crontab does not provide the granularity we require (3 seconds or so for some of our tasks). We are also investigating Expect. If this functionality is not available can it be created efficiently with any of the PL/tcl etc. scripting/functional languages?   Thanks for your time.   -Ian   Ian Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.talarion.com (617) 527-1994