If you rewrite your function in plperlu , you can store data in shared memory.
2011/6/9, Clemens Schwaighofer <clemens.schwaighofer@e-graphics.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I have a plpgsql function where I read data from a table in a loop and
> update data in a different table.
>
> Is it possible to see the updated data from a different access during
> the run of this function? Or is this impossible because the function
> is a "transaction" and no data change is visible outside until the
> function is finished? I can see the changed data inside the function.
>
> the function looks something like this
>
> create or replace function insert_log(i_log_id INT, i_queue_id INT)
> returns "varchar"
> as $$
> declare
> [... here are record, etc declarations]
> begin
> for myrec in select * from queue where queue_id = i_queue_id;
> loop
> insert into log_sub () values ();
> update log set rows = [internal row count] where log_id = i_log_id;
> end loop
> end; $$ language plpgsql;
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