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Extensions / Foreign data wrappers

file_fdw_program

Backport of file_fdw PROGRAM support, exposing a file_fdw-like foreign data wrapper that reads from external commands.

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Overview

Packagefile_fdw_program
Version1.0.1
RepositoryUnspecified
Extension typeStandard
Project statusDeprecated
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadNo
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Stars1
Latest commit2016-06-03
Latest release2016-06-03
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

Related extensions

See also

file_textarray_fdwForeign data wrapper returning each text-file row as a text array.
file_fixed_length_fdwForeign data wrapper for files with fixed-length fields.
orc_fdwForeign data wrapper for reading ORC formatted files
log_fdwforeign-data wrapper for Postgres log file access
multicdr_fdwForeign data wrapper for reading call-detail-record file streams as external SQL tables.
resourcesLinux server resource monitoring views backed by file_fdw PROGRAM foreign tables.
zipfile-fdwPrototype foreign data wrapper scaffold for ZIP-file access.
gp_exttable_fdwExternal Table Foreign Data Wrapper for Greenplum-family databases.