Re: Create tables in one query

On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 11:40:52AM -0500, bmccoy(at)chapelperilous(dot)net wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Tomasz Gralewski wrote:
>
> > I'd like to create a few tables in one SQL query, is that possible.
> > What tools I have to use, Perl, Tcl, or maybe is there block command
> > separator that I can write:
> > CREATE TABLE abd
> > (
> > a type,
> > b type,
> > c type
> > ) and I whant to add the next table here, how can I separate, by this (";"
> > that;s the end of table abd).
>
> Not sure what you are trying to do here. You can put statements like
...
> in a single file and load the file into psql via \i. That's I build all
> of my databases.

Or, if you are concerned with possible failures: enclose the series of
CREATEs in a transaction.

Albert.

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