pg_dump from within a sql statement

Hello there

Is it possible to use a pg_dump like command from within a sql statement
and write the data/schema to an ascii file on the harddisc ?
I have a scheduler running and it writes log messages about db actions
 into a log db.

When i need to run pg_dump with cron I don't see these messages in the log.

thanks ... jr
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