Re: Finding error in long input file

On 7/9/24 15:14, Rich Shepard wrote:
> I've a file with 488 rows to be input into a table. I run the script using
> psql with the `\i' option.
>
> After psql found a few missing commas I thought the script was clean. But,
> psql returned this error:
> bustrac=# \i scripts/insert-addrs.sql
> psql:scripts/insert-addrs.sql:488: ERROR:  syntax error at or near ";"
> LINE 488: ...2832,1,default,'85250 Red House Rd','Paisley','OR','97636');
>
> ^ Am
> I correct that some rows were inserted into the table before this error was
> generated somewhere prior to the end of the file? If so, how do I determine
> which rows were inserted and what is the recommended procedure to locate
> just where that error is?
>
> I've learned from experience that using the old coding approach of dividing
> the file in half, then half again and again until the row with the error is
> found produces multiple rows with different PKs. Not what I want to clean
> up.
>
> A clue stick will be much appreciated.

bustrac=#\e scripts/insert-addrs.sql 488

If that raises this error:

environment variable PSQL_EDITOR_LINENUMBER_ARG must be set to specify a
line number

then:

bustrac=#\e scripts/insert-addrs.sql

If the editor is vi then:

:488

>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>
>
>

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