Re: Incorrect commands in manual for 9.6

Thank you for your help.

On 26-May-2017 11:02 AM, "David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, <sundeep(dot)sahoo(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>>
>> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/tutorial-createdb.html
>> Description:
>>
>> In the Postgresql Documentation manual for 9.6.3. I am using windows
>> system
>> and when i execute &quot;CREATEDB MYDB;&quot;, i got &quot;ERROR: syntax
>> error at or near
>> &quot;createdb&quot;&quot;. And when i execute &quot;CREATE DATABASE
>> MYDB;&quot;, it worked fine.
>> Same goes for dropdb command.
>>
>>
> You run "createdb" in your operating system's shell. You run "create
> database" with psql or some other SQL executing client. From your
> description you appear to be in an SQL executing program hence createdb and
> other command line applications will not work.
>
> David J.
>