Re: pasting a lot of commands to psql

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Dmitry Shalashov <skaurus(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> > *\i your_file_name*
>
> I actually mentioned this way in my original posting. In my case it would
> involve copy-paste anyway - to create a file on a system where I have psql
> opened.
> I may do it that way. But why copy-paste directly to psql results in this
> behaviour?
>
>
> Dmitry Shalashov, surfingbird.ru & relap.io
>
> 2016-07-07 20:30 GMT+03:00 Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>
>> This might seem a bit basic, but as long as you have a psql session, why
>> not just use
>> \i your_file_name
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Sameer Kumar <sameer(dot)kumar(at)ashnik(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> What are you exactly aiming to do?
>>>
>>> Have you tried -
>>> psql < myfile
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dmitry Shalashov, surfingbird.ru & relap.io
>>>>
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>>
>> >...I `cat` it, copy it to buffer, go to my beloved psql and insert it
>> there.
>> This might seem a bit basic, but as long as you have a psql session, why
>> not just use
>> *\i your_file_name *
>>
>> No need to cat, copy & paste!
>> --
>> *Melvin Davidson*
>> I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
>> wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
>>
>
>
It would help if you provided the version of PostgreSQL and the O/S.

Have you also tried simplifying the sql for multiple values in one
statement?
eg:
INSERT INTO oko_topsites
VALUES
('russian_federation','ati.su',0,NULL,5),
('russian_federation','audit-it.ru',0,NULL,5),
...
...
('russian_federation','calorizator.ru',0,NULL,5);

--
*Melvin Davidson*
I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.