On 2011-01-21, Chris Campbell <ccampbell@cascadeds.com> wrote:
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> Using:
> Windows 7 64bit
> VB.net 2010
> The latest devart.data.PostgreSQL (.net data connection)
> PostgreSQL 9.0.2
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> Hi all,
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> Question: Is there a way to pass a variable from an application's user inte=
> rface to the database such that it would be visible inside a database trigg=
> er and any corresponding function call?
no, but you could store the value and their backend's process id in a table beforehand.
the trigger could then retreive it from there.
or store it in a temporary table and the trigger can use dynamic sql
to retreive it.
See also, the "System Information Functions" section of the manual
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