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3 This section lists configuration parameters that
4 affect <span class="application">PL/Tcl</span>.
5 </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="GUC-PLTCL-START-PROC"><span class="term">
6 <code class="varname">pltcl.start_proc</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
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9 This parameter, if set to a nonempty string, specifies the name
10 (possibly schema-qualified) of a parameterless PL/Tcl function that
11 is to be executed whenever a new Tcl interpreter is created for
12 PL/Tcl. Such a function can perform per-session initialization, such
13 as loading additional Tcl code. A new Tcl interpreter is created
14 when a PL/Tcl function is first executed in a database session, or
15 when an additional interpreter has to be created because a PL/Tcl
16 function is called by a new SQL role.
18 The referenced function must be written in the <code class="literal">pltcl</code>
19 language, and must not be marked <code class="literal">SECURITY DEFINER</code>.
20 (These restrictions ensure that it runs in the interpreter it's
21 supposed to initialize.) The current user must have permission to
24 If the function fails with an error it will abort the function call
25 that caused the new interpreter to be created and propagate out to
26 the calling query, causing the current transaction or subtransaction
27 to be aborted. Any actions already done within Tcl won't be undone;
28 however, that interpreter won't be used again. If the language is
29 used again the initialization will be attempted again within a fresh
32 Only superusers can change this setting. Although this setting
33 can be changed within a session, such changes will not affect Tcl
34 interpreters that have already been created.
35 </p></dd><dt id="GUC-PLTCLU-START-PROC"><span class="term">
36 <code class="varname">pltclu.start_proc</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
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39 This parameter is exactly like <code class="varname">pltcl.start_proc</code>,
40 except that it applies to PL/TclU. The referenced function must
41 be written in the <code class="literal">pltclu</code> language.
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