On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 12:16:50PM -0500, Steve Manes wrote: > I think he probably means like an Oracle job. Although cron works, that > would be handy so you wouldn't need to write wrapper scripts just to run > a proc. I hate to sound like an oldbie crank (although I'll admit to being a crank), but what exactly is the advantage supposed to be here? One invents a new special bit of database code which exists just so people don't have to write shell scripts? I guess the idea gets under my skin just because I have enough time-based problems without inventing a new interface to make it more complicated. Hmm. Looks like the sigmonster has gacked up a piece of wisdom. A -- Andrew Sullivan | ajs@crankycanuck.ca This work was visionary and imaginative, and goes to show that visionary and imaginative work need not end up well. --Dennis Ritchie ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html