Re: running scripts like oracle sqlplus

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 04:24:18PM -0600, Steven Dahlin wrote:
> I have been trying to figure out how I can run a pgsql script like I can run
> a plsql script with oracle's sqlplus. Here is a sample script file for what
> I want to run:
>
> declare
> sysuserid integer := 0;
> hwcustid integer := 0;
> begin
>
> select nextval( 'user_seq' ) into sysuserid;
> select nextval( 'customer_seq' ) into hwcustid;
>
> insert into user
> (
> user_id,
> customer_id,
> create_user,
> update_user
> )
> values
> (
> sysuserid,
> hwcustid,
> sysuserid,
> sysuserid
> );
>
> insert into customer
> (
> customer_id,
> create_user,
> update_user
> )
> values
> (
> hwcustid,
> sysuserid,
> sysuserid
> );
>
> commit;
>
> end;
>
> I try to run the script in psql and thru pgadmin and cannot seem to make
> them work. I do not want to turn it into a function. I just want it to
> execute the block in a fashion similar to Oracle'sqlplus running
> @scriptfile.sql.
>
> Thanks

I think you will need to wait for version 9.0 and anonymous functions
using DO.

Cheers,
Ken