Re: psql doesn't work

At 12:09 14.06.2003, stas kim said:
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>Hi there.
>im new to pgsql so mayby i did smth wrong 8)
>when i run psql and then any sql command nothing happans
>but when i type the same thing from shell with -c parameter everything works
>fine.
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did you add a semicolon after the SQL command?

psql gives you hints if statements have not been yet completed:

test=#
means "database "test" is ready, waiting for a command"

test-#
means the preceding command has not yet been completed (semicolon missing)

test(#
means there's at least one open parenthesis

Example:

test=# SELECT * FROM mytable
test-# WHERE column in (
test(# 1,2,3)
test-# and nothing is null
test-# ;
output from command goes here
test=#

Hope this helps,

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