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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/plperl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/plperl.sgml index 94a375587fc..12ac0157c3e 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/plperl.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/plperl.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/plperl.sgml,v 2.54 2006/05/29 13:51:23 adunstan Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/plperl.sgml,v 2.55 2006/05/30 11:40:21 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="plperl"> <title>PL/Perl - Perl Procedural Language</title> @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ <ulink url="http://www.perl.com">Perl programming language</ulink>. </para> + <para> The usual advantage to using PL/Perl is that this allows use, + within stored functions, of the manyfold <quote>string + munging</quote> operators and functions available for Perl. Parsing + complex strings may be be easier using Perl than it is with the + string functions and control structures provided in PL/pgsql.</para> + <para> To install PL/Perl in a particular database, use <literal>createlang plperl <replaceable>dbname</></literal>. |