From: | Dmitry Shalashov <skaurus(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | Scott Mead <scottm(at)openscg(dot)com> |
Cc: | Sameer Kumar <sameer(dot)kumar(at)ashnik(dot)com>, PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: pasting a lot of commands to psql |
Date: | 2016-07-07 17:48:30 |
Message-ID: | CAKPeCUFKrr6KAf1aE5C1saXu5zv5xA69Lb2_L4r0LXpC2pOrkw@mail.gmail.com |
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Oh sweet! Thanks!
Dmitry Shalashov, surfingbird.ru & relap.io
2016-07-07 20:39 GMT+03:00 Scott Mead <scottm(at)openscg(dot)com>:
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Dmitry Shalashov <skaurus(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Sameer,
>>
>> I am trying to copy-paste (and execute) random snippets of SQL to psql
>> console.
>>
>> There is another ways to do it, which do not involve copy-paste, but I am
>> wondering why is copy-paste won't work. What exactly is happening there...
>>
>>
>> Dmitry Shalashov, surfingbird.ru & relap.io
>>
>> 2016-07-07 20:26 GMT+03:00 Sameer Kumar <sameer(dot)kumar(at)ashnik(dot)com>:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 8 Jul 2016, 1:23 a.m. Dmitry Shalashov, <skaurus(at)gmail(dot)com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone.
>>>>
>>>> Let say that I have some sql file with like hundred of simple
>>>> statements in it. I `cat` it, copy it to buffer, go to my beloved psql and
>>>> insert it there.
>>>> But somewhere after first few lines it screws over:
>>>>
>>>> b2b=> BEGIN;
>>>> b2b=> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','ati.su
>>>> ',0,NULL,5);
>>>> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation'b2b=> INSERT INTO
>>>> oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','atn.ua',0,NULL,5);
>>>> b2b=> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','audit-it.ru
>>>> ',0,NULL,5);
>>>> b2b=> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','aup.ru
>>>> ',0,NULL,5);
>>>> '
>>>> b2b=> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','
>>>> autocentre.ua',0,NULL,5);
>>>>
>>>> b2b=> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','autodoc.ru
>>>> ',0,NULL,5);
>>>>
>>>> b2b=> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','calend.ru'
>>>>
>>>> b2b(> INSERT INTO oko_topsites VALUES('russian_federation','
>>>> calorizator.ru',0,NULL,5)
>>>>
>>>> Unclosed quotes, unclosed parenthesis - anyway it wont work.
>>>>
>>>> How to safely insert big number of statements to psql at once?
>>>> I am aware about "execute this file" \i option of psql, that is not the
>>>> answer I am looking for, thanks :-)
>>>>
>>>
> My personal favorite for this exact thing is to use '\e'
>
> When you are in psql, if you \e (on *nix) it will open a temp file in
> whatever your $EDITOR variable is set ( I use vim). Paste your data, then
> save-close the file. It will put you back into psql and execute the
> command for you.
>
> --Scott
>
>
>>
>>> What are you exactly aiming to do?
>>>
>>> Have you tried -
>>> psql < myfile
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dmitry Shalashov, surfingbird.ru & relap.io
>>>>
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Best Regards
>>> Sameer Kumar | DB Solution Architect
>>> *ASHNIK PTE. LTD.*
>>>
>>> 101 Cecil Street, #11-11 Tong Eng Building, Singapore 069 533
>>>
>>> T: +65 6438 3504 | M: +65 8110 0350 | www.ashnik.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> --
> Scott Mead
> Sr. Architect
> *OpenSCG <http://openscg.com>*
> http://openscg.com
>
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