Re: psql possible TODO

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 03:56:35PM +1300, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> mark(at)mark(dot)mielke(dot)cc wrote:
> >You are saying that typing in 50 commands by hand, adjusting it each time,
> >is efficient?
> >
> >I've done what you are suggesting - I think - I do it with a file. I
> >type "psql -f <filename>". I run it as many times as required.
> >
> >Other times, I keep the 50 command lines in an XEmacs session, and I
> >cut + paste whole paragraphs from XEmacs to psql.
> >
> >By doing this - my work is saved.
> >
> >psql is not an editor session. It will never be an editor session. It
> >will always be a command line. Trying to treat it as an editor session
> >sounds like torture. Augh. :-)
>
> FWIW I tend to use a similar method to this - 'cept the editor is
> usually vim instead of emacs...err..oh dear, emacs vs vi here we come...:-).

Oh no no no...

XEmacs and VIM are both better than command line for anything longer than
a few lines...

Editor? Command line. Hmm... Let me think which will be most productive
for 50 statements that are similar... :-)

Cheers,
mark

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