Joost Kraaijeveld wrote: > Is it possible to run an arbitrary external program on my Linux > machine if a trigger fires? Sure, just have the trigger procedure call the external program. The untrusted languages can do that, or if you want to go barebones, try PL/sh (http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/pgplsh/)/ -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html