Re: Oracle PL/SQL Anonymous block equivalent in postgres

Jonah H. Harris wrote:
> I know this is a tech forum and as such, I don't generally plug products too
> much.  However, EnterpriseDB has anonymous PL/SQL if you need it.

Interesting.  The posting is certainly appropriate.  I know Command
Prompt and GreenPlum have been using this "loophole".  :-)

In fact, I am wondering how you did that.  It is inside psql?

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> On 12/22/05, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:
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> >
> > Wow, that is large.  I think PL/pgSQL is your best approach.  I
> > recommend you create a schema that users can write into.
> >
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> > Ashok Agrawal wrote:
> > > I don't need ability to sit at a prompt and type stuff.
> > >
> > > To be more clear, I am attaching one sample code. I would like to
> > > migrate this code using postgres without converting into procedure
> > > or function.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Ashok
> > >
> > > Bruce Momjian wrote On 12/22/05 15:35,:
> > > > Hannu Krosing wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>?hel kenal p?eval, N, 2005-12-22 kell 18:19, kirjutas Bruce Momjian:
> > > >>
> > > >>>Ashok Agrawal wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>Hi ,
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Here is the requirements :
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>1. Development & Support team can ONLY have READ Only ACCESS
> > > >>>>   to PRODUCTION Database. They will NOT have access to create
> > > >>>>   stored procedure & functions in the PRODUCTION on the fly.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>2. During application support, need to write script which
> > > >>>>   uses procedural language (IF ELSE, AND , OR,  Cursor, Loop etc)
> > > >>>>   to produce results or identify/fix issues. Number of this kind of
> > > >>>>   Requests goes in hundreds during Quarter end.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Currently on Oracle as long as you have sqlplus read only access,
> > > >>>>you can write PL/SQL block and get the work done.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Since postgres doesn't support procedural language except in
> > > >>>>stored objects like procedure/functions, how do I achieve in
> > > >>>>postgres without using stored objects. If this is not possible,
> > > >>>>then does it make sense to add this requirement into TO-DO list.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>So you want to write procedural code on the client.
> > > >>
> > > >>I guess he rather wants to have dont-save-but-execute-immediately
> > > >>pl/pgsql code.
> > > >>
> > > >>could this perhaps be solved by having temporary functions, similar to
> > > >>postgresql's temporary tables ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am thinking they want the ability to sit at a prompt and type stuff.
> > > >
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