How can I use an environment variable in a Postgres function?
Let's say I have a windows user environment variable SOME_STRING.
Is it possible to use its value in a PL/pgSQL function?
If not, do I need to use an untrusted language (like PL/pythonu) or can I use a trusted one?
I am on PG 9.2
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Let's say I have a windows user environment variable SOME_STRING.
Is it possible to use its value in a PL/pgSQL function?
If not, do I need to use an untrusted language (like PL/pythonu) or can I use a trusted one?
I am on PG 9.2
postgresql plpgsql environment-variables
asked Oct 25 '13 at 18:08
Neil McGuiganNeil McGuigan
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Let's say I have a windows user environment variable SOME_STRING.
Is it possible to use its value in a PL/pgSQL function?
If not, do I need to use an untrusted language (like PL/pythonu) or can I use a trusted one?
I am on PG 9.2
postgresql plpgsql environment-variables
asked Oct 25 '13 at 18:08
Neil McGuiganNeil McGuigan
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Let's say I have a windows user environment variable SOME_STRING.
Is it possible to use its value in a PL/pgSQL function?
If not, do I need to use an untrusted language (like PL/pythonu) or can I use a trusted one?
I am on PG 9.2
postgresql plpgsql environment-variables
postgresql plpgsql environment-variables
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asked Oct 25 '13 at 18:08
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You can not access a environment variable directly; but you can access a custom configuration setting and set that to a value from the environment at startup. For example, you can pass the follow startup option using PGOPTIONS:
PGOPTIONS="-c 'custom.some_string=${SOME_STRING}'"
Note: the dot (.) in the name is important.
Then retrieve the value using current_setting:
SELECT current_setting('custom.some_string');
(I have tried this on Linux and found it to be working, it should be the same for Windows, but may need some slight modification to cater of that particular platform.)
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You can not access a environment variable directly; but you can access a custom configuration setting and set that to a value from the environment at startup. For example, you can pass the follow startup option using PGOPTIONS:
PGOPTIONS="-c 'custom.some_string=${SOME_STRING}'"
Note: the dot (.) in the name is important.
Then retrieve the value using current_setting:
SELECT current_setting('custom.some_string');
(I have tried this on Linux and found it to be working, it should be the same for Windows, but may need some slight modification to cater of that particular platform.)
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You can not access a environment variable directly; but you can access a custom configuration setting and set that to a value from the environment at startup. For example, you can pass the follow startup option using PGOPTIONS:
PGOPTIONS="-c 'custom.some_string=${SOME_STRING}'"
Note: the dot (.) in the name is important.
Then retrieve the value using current_setting:
SELECT current_setting('custom.some_string');
(I have tried this on Linux and found it to be working, it should be the same for Windows, but may need some slight modification to cater of that particular platform.)
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You can not access a environment variable directly; but you can access a custom configuration setting and set that to a value from the environment at startup. For example, you can pass the follow startup option using PGOPTIONS:
PGOPTIONS="-c 'custom.some_string=${SOME_STRING}'"
Note: the dot (.) in the name is important.
Then retrieve the value using current_setting:
SELECT current_setting('custom.some_string');
(I have tried this on Linux and found it to be working, it should be the same for Windows, but may need some slight modification to cater of that particular platform.)
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You can not access a environment variable directly; but you can access a custom configuration setting and set that to a value from the environment at startup. For example, you can pass the follow startup option using PGOPTIONS:
PGOPTIONS="-c 'custom.some_string=${SOME_STRING}'"
Note: the dot (.) in the name is important.
Then retrieve the value using current_setting:
SELECT current_setting('custom.some_string');
(I have tried this on Linux and found it to be working, it should be the same for Windows, but may need some slight modification to cater of that particular platform.)
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