Re: create batch script to import into postgres tables

On 6/19/20 6:53 AM, Pepe TD Vo wrote:
> Thank you sir and I am sorry for the typo not having "--" on password.
> I did spelling out with --password=mypassword

Please go back and read my post again.

>
>>> echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
> Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
> hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 --password=mypassword
>
> even -W for password
>>> echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
> Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
> hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 -W=mypassword
>
> none of them work, still prompt me for password to type in.  I will look
> into the pgpassfile which I know it will fail again.
>
>
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> On Friday, June 19, 2020, 09:19:35 AM EDT, Adrian Klaver
> <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:
>
>
> On 6/19/20 4:12 AM, Pepe TD Vo wrote:
> > thank you,   I tried that too, remove the quote around the echo and it
> > prompt for password, as I mentioned no matter I put -P mypassword no
> > matter what I spell out password=mypassword still argument error
>
> Once again -P has nothing to do with password. Also --password does not
> take an argument, it is meant to be used as is. The purpose is to force
> a password prompt. This is all spelled out here:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-psql.html
>
> Also spelled out in above is:
>
> " It is also convenient to have a ~/.pgpass file to avoid regularly
> having to type in passwords. See Section 33.15 for more information."
>
> And Section 33.15:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/libpq-pgpass.html
>
> "The file .pgpass in a user's home directory can contain passwords to be
> used if the connection requires a password (and no password has been
> specified otherwise).  ..."
>
> Read more at link for how to do that.
>
>
> >
> >  >>echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
> > Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
> > hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432
> >
> >  >> echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
> > Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
> > hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 password=mypassword
> >
> > all usernames are same password.
> >
> > thank you so much for all input.
> >
> > v/r,
> >
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