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The Language Dialog
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Use the CREATE LANGUAGE dialog to register a new procedural language. 

The *Language* dialog organizes the registration of a procedural language through the following dialog tabs: *General*, *Definition*,  and *Security*. The *SQL* tab displays the SQL code generated by dialog selections. 
 
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Use the fields in the *General* tab to identify a language:

* Use the drop-down listbox next to *Name* to select a language script.
* Use the drop-down listbox next to *Owner* to select a role.
* Store notes about the language in the *Comment* field.

Click the *Definition* tab to continue.

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Use the fields in the *Definition* tab to define parameters:

* Move the *Trusted?* switch to the *No* position to specify only users with PostgreSQL superuser privilege can use this language. The default is *Yes*.
* When enabled, use the drop-down listbox next to *Handler Function* to select the function that will be called to execute the language's functions.
* When enabled, use the drop-down listbox next to *Inline Function* to select the function that will be called to execute an anonymous code block (DO command) in this language.
* When enabled, use the drop-down listbox next to *Validator Function* to select the function that will be called when a new function in the language is created, to validate the new function.

Click the *Security* tab to continue.

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Use the *Security* tab to assign privileges and define security labels.  

Use the *Privileges* panel to assign privileges to a role. Click the *Add* icon (+) to set privileges for database objects:

* Select the name of the role from the drop-down listbox in the *Grantee* field.
* Click inside the *Privileges* field. Check the boxes to the left of one or more privileges to grant the selected privilege to the specified user.
* Select the name of the role from the drop-down listbox in the *Grantor* field. The default grantor is the owner of the database.

Click the *Add* icon (+) to assign additional privileges; to discard a privilege, click the trash icon to the left of the row and confirm deletion in the *Delete Row* popup.

Use the *Security Labels* panel to define security labels applied to the function. Click the *Add* icon (+) to add each security label selection: 

* Specify a security label provider in the *Provider* field. The named provider must be loaded and must consent to the proposed labeling operation.
* Specify a a security label in the *Security Label* field. The meaning of a given label is at the discretion of the label provider. PostgreSQL places no restrictions on whether or how a label provider must interpret security labels; it merely provides a mechanism for storing them. 

Click the *Add* icon (+) to assign additional security labels; to discard a security label, click the trash icon to the left of the row and confirm deletion in the *Delete Row* popup.

Click the *SQL* tab to continue.

Your entries in the *Language* dialog generate a SQL command (see an example below). Use the *SQL* tab for review; revisit or switch tabs to make any changes to the SQL command. 

**Example**

The following is an example of the sql command generated by user selections in the *Language* dialog: 

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"The example shown demonstrates creating the procedural language named *plperl*."

 
* Click the *Info* button (i) to access online help. View context-sensitive help in the *Tabbed browser*, where a new tab displays the PostgreSQL core documentation.
* Click the *Save* button to save work.
* Click the *Cancel* button to exit without saving work.
* Click the *Reset* button to restore configuration parameters.


