Re: Using psql's \prompt command

On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM David G. Johnston <
david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM David G. Johnston <
> david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2025, Rich Shepard wrote:
>>>
>>> > Thank you. I'll look into using the \set command.
>>>
>>> My web searches find many examples of using the \set command, but none
>>> getting user input with \prompt.
>>>
>>> Please point me to a reference where I can learn how to get the user
>>> input
>>> string into the script.
>>>
>>
>> That is what \prompt is for. You have the correct meta-command, you were
>> capturing user input just fine. Read about how to use variables in queries
>> for the part you are missing.
>>
>
> Specifically the section of the psql docs titled:
>
> SQL Interpolation
>
>
Or:

Advanced Features
- Variables

David J.