From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> |
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To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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 21:20:24 |
Message-ID: | 937d27e11002181320n59c74e17xdfaae21d7c01808a@mail.gmail.com |
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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.
--
Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
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