file_fdw_program

file_fdw_program is an extension that provides a file_fdw-like foreign data wrapper, but which can read from an external command via the program option.

This code is also a patch currently pending for the file_fdw contrib module in 10.0.

USAGE

For function documentation and examples, see the file_fdw_program.md file.

INSTALLATION

Requirements: PostgreSQL 9.4 or greater.

In the directory where you downloaded file_fdw_program, run

make && make install

Log into PostgreSQL.

Run the following command:

CREATE EXTENSION file_fdw_program;

UPGRADE

Run "make && make install" same as above to put the script files and libraries in place. Then run the following in PostgreSQL itself:

ALTER EXTENSION file_fdw_program UPDATE TO '<latest version>';