Re: [Exim] SQL Lookup modification request

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Author: Richard Welty
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] SQL Lookup modification request
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 08:11:58 -0400 Rob Butler <robert.butler5@???> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I was wondering the other day if it would be possible to use exim's SQL
> based lookups to perform inserts into a database. From looking at the
> code
> in Exim, I can see this is not possible because the Exim SQL lookups
> check
> that a result set with data is returned. If a result set and data are
> not
> returned the lookups fail.


this can be done from PostgreSQL with the use of stored procedures and/or
triggers. you'd need to return some sort of result set anyway, bogus or
otherwise.

the question "why would you want to?" is still hanging out there, though.

richard
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