From: | Alexander Stanier <alexander(dot)stanier(at)egsgroup(dot)com> |
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To: | Carol Walter <walterc(at)indiana(dot)edu> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Help with command syntax? |
Date: | 2007-11-13 16:11:53 |
Message-ID: | 4739CCC9.8080704@egsgroup.com |
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You need to put the database name in single quotes:
select pg_database_size('km');
Regards,
Alex.
Carol Walter wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Can someone help me with the syntax for running a postgres function
> from the within psql? I need to know the size of several databases.
> The postgres documentation says there is a function that will do what
> I need. The function is pg_database_size(name). I tried select
> pg_database-_size(km). The response I get says there is no column
> "km". I think I must be using the wrong syntax, but haven't found a
> reference to what the correct syntax is.
>
> Thanks,
> Carol Walter
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