Hello > > support for compiling and execution of Procedures in Postgres is nonexistent > 99% of SQL code in either Oracle and MySQL DB's are written in > Procedures..trying to port that to Postgres is a very long and tedious > uphill climb > true compilation is necessary only for some cases (note: MySQL stored procedures are not compiled too ~ PostgreSQL has similar language plpgpsm with little bit faster execution (http://www.pgsql.cz/index.php/SQL/PSM_Manual ). When plpgsql is potentially slow, you can use perl or write own custom function in C, what is simpler than with Oracle. Regards Pavel Stehule ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq