Re: Automatic SQL command execution

Dear Sean, Lewis and Regina,

Many thanks for your suggestions. It looks there are several options
doing automatic tasks on PostgreSQL.
I found that Windows has a task scheduler. I tried to use it but still
have problem in connecting with the server (and database). I may need
to learn setting the correct parameters.
I will try to use the PgAgent or nncronlite as they seem to be better
options. I hope you would help me again if I have further questions.
Many thanks.

Kind regards,

Yos

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Obe, Regina <robe.dnd@cityofboston.gov> wrote:
>
> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, Sean Davis <sdavis2@mail.nih.gov> wrote:
>
>>> Postgresql doesn't have tools to do that directly.  If
>>> you are on
>>> Linux or Unix, you can use cron; Windows probably has
>>> something
>>> similar to automate tasks.
>>>
>
>> I use nncron lite.  Free and cron file compatible.
>
>> http://www.nncron.ru/nncronlt/help/help.htm
>
>> Lewis R Cunningham
>
>> An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology
>> http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/oracle/guide/
>
>> Postgres Forums
>> http://postgres.enterprisedb.com/forum.do
>
>
> Actually you can use PgAgent which comes packaged with PgAdmin III.
> I've used it successfully on both windows and RedHat linux.  I think it
> works anywhere PostgreSQL works.  The nice thing about PgAgent is that
> you can see the status of jobs from the PgAdmin administrative tool and
> trigger a manual run of a scheduled job from PgAdmin tool from anywhere.
>
>
> http://www.pgadmin.org/docs/1.8/pgagent.html
>
> Hope that helps,
> Regina
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