> I am a user postgresql. I want to update a table
> automatically when we reach monthend. i.e i want to
> update some table on 31 of every month automatically
> without any user attention. I want to know how to do
> this. If anyone knows how to do this please mail me. i
> will be ever thankfull to him
Probably the easiest way to do this is to write a script and run it from
cron. For example, if your update query is in a file called
$HOME/bin/monthend.sql:
insert into mymonthendtable(f1, f2, f3)
values(123,'03/31/2001',12345.67);
your script (call it $HOME/bin/monthend.sh) might look like:
#!/bin/sh psql -U postgres mydatabasename < $HOME/bin/monthend.sql
then run (see "man 5 crontab" for more on cron) crontab -e
and add an entry like
# run at 2:15 AM on the 30th of every month 15 2 30 * * $HOME/bin/monthend.sh
Hope this helps,
Joe