Does this program already exist? $ listen-and-do --database=foo --listen-for="somenotification" \ --then-do="some-script" It will daemonize itself, issue a 'LISTEN somenotification' on the database foo, and on each NOTIFY will run some-script. Thanks -- KM -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general