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 102 >    Procedural languages aren't built into the
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 106 > server; they are offered
 107     by loadable modules. Please refer to the documentation of the
 108     procedural language in question for details about the syntax and how the
 109     function body is interpreted for each language.
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 112 >    There are currently four procedural languages available in the
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 115 >PostgreSQL</SPAN
 116 > distribution:
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 119 >PL/pgSQL</SPAN
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 122 >PL/Tcl</SPAN
 123 >,
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 126 >PL/Perl</SPAN
 127 >, and
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 130 >PL/Python</SPAN
 131 >.
 132     Refer to <A
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 134 >Chapter 36</A
 135 > for more information.
 136     Other languages can be defined by users.
 137     The basics of developing a new procedural language are covered in <A
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