We have this in the TODO:
o Add plsh server-side shell language (Peter E) This is Peter's language that allows shell calls. I think Peter wants to add it for 7.3 and I think it is a good idea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Taylor wrote: > This is probably a language looking for a purpose before adding it to > the core. Here's what I use it for; probably abusively too! Could use > untrusted perl to spawn system calls, but shell scripts are much nicer > for shell work not to mention transactional updates of structure and > control scripts make for minimall impact upgrade periods. > > - On demand PDFs as generated by Docbook for offline reports initiated > by the database. Ie. Inventory updates to management every N sales > made or when stock is running low. > - Updating static HTML pages with Docbook HTML output when the stored > data changes. > - System provisioning initiation. Rollbacks don't work, but it's not > really important that things are undone immediatly, just that they're > initiated immediatly. Using DB for this removes requirement of > middleware. > > -- > Rod Taylor > > Your eyes are weary from staring at the CRT. You feel sleepy. Notice > how restful it is to watch the cursor blink. Close your eyes. The > opinions stated above are yours. You cannot imagine why you ever felt > otherwise. > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster