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CREATE LANGUAGE

A DDL command for defining a new procedural language

CREATE LANGUAGE is a DDL command for defining a new procedural language.

CREATE LANGUAGE was added in PostgreSQL 6.3.

Change history

PostgreSQL 14
- obsolete option to specify the language name as a single-quoted string removed (commit 5333e014)
PostgreSQL 13
- removal of pg_pltemplate and creation of the concept of trusted extensions makes it possible for untrusted versions of non-core languages to be installed (commit commit tag must have a commit value)
PostgreSQL 9.0
- CREATE OR REPLACE LANGUAGE ... syntax added (commit 11b58470)
- INLINE option added (commit 9048b731)
- deprecated LANCOMPILER option removed (commit 9048b731)
PostgreSQL 8.1
- simplified CREATE LANGUAGE name syntax added, which uses information stored in pg_pltemplate to create the language (commits e0dedd05 and 48123de7)
PostgreSQL 7.3
- VALIDATOR option added (commit d60f10b0)
- PROCEDURAL keyword now optional (commit 4b71943b)
PostgreSQL 7.2
- LANCOMPILER option deprecated (commit ee8ed85d)
PostgreSQL 6.3
- added as CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE (commit 7bff4c50)

References

PostgreSQL documentation: CREATE LANGUAGE

Categories

See also

ALTER LANGUAGE, DROP LANGUAGE, pg_language