Re: pg_ctl using START with paths needing quotes

Tom Lane wrote:

>Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
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>>Bruce Momjian wrote:
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>>>This applied patch changes the way pg_ctl starts on Win32.
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>>>Using START, it is not possible to quote the executable name, who's
>>>directory might have spaces:
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>>This is a really ugly hack (I take the blame since I gave Bruce the
>>idea). There are a few things to note:
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>>. the .bat file should probably be created in the data dir - that's
>>about the only place that we should be guaranteed we can write.
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>In that case, haven't we simply moved the spaces problem from the
>executable directory to the data directory?
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Yes. you're right. The hack is gone now so it's moot.

cheers

andrew