Re: psql error - "unrecognizable command" V8.0.0 beta

From: Peter Lang <peter(at)remindex(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Anony Mous <A(dot)Mous(at)shaw(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql error - "unrecognizable command" V8.0.0 beta
Date: 2004-09-16 04:44:40
Message-ID: 00eb01c49ba7$e129c030$6500a8c0@laptop
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Well, as I mentioned, I cannot reproduce this problem on other PC's running
Win 2K or XP. It must be a system path issue on my PC. I can't test it
right now, but I'll try ensuring that the system knows where to find the
"more" executable and try it again.

Much thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Anony Mous" <A(dot)Mous(at)shaw(dot)ca>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] psql error - "unrecognizable command" V8.0.0 beta

> "Anony Mous" <A(dot)Mous(at)shaw(dot)ca> writes:
> > test=# select now();
> > 'more' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> > operable program or batch file.
>
> Looks to me like psql is trying to use "more" to paginate the query
> output, and it ain't there. "more" is the default on Unix but I dunno
> what we should use on Windows. Anyway, see the psql man page and read
> about the "pager" variable to change this.
>
> regards, tom lane

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