From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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To: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> |
Cc: | pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Garbage character inserted at the beginning of every SQL file on OSX |
Date: | 2010-02-18 21:52:45 |
Message-ID: | 4B7DB6AD.9070901@agliodbs.com |
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On 2/18/10 1:20 PM, Dave Page wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
>> On 2/17/10 2:52 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>>>> It's not garbage, it's a Unicode BOM.
>>>>
>>>> If your other software cannot read Unicode files properly, you can
>>>> turn off Unicode file writing under File -> Options.
>>> psql is apparently unhappy with the BOM.
>>>
>>> Thanks, I'll let you know if that fixes the issue; if it does, that
>>> should go in the FAQ.
>> This appears to fix the problem. I suggest the following FAQ item:
>>
>> Q: Why do I get "Error On Line 1" trying to load SQL files created with
>> pgAdmin using psql or other command-line tools?
>>
>> A: The command-line tools you are using are not unicode-friendly, or are
>> not configured to be. You should turn off Unicode in the pgAdmin
>> preferences for the Editor.
>
> Inclusion on the FAQ would imply that this is a frequently asked
> question - which it most certainly isn't.
Well, now it's in the list archives at least.
--Josh Berkus
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