From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
To: Pepe TD Vo <pepevo@yahoo.com>
To: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@gmail.com>
Cc: Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Cc: Pgsql-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: create batch script to import into postgres tables
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:00:33 -0700
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On 6/18/20 12:54 PM, Pepe TD Vo wrote:
>>>psql -d production -U postgres -c 'select count(*) from cell_per';
> Null display is "NULL".
> count
> -------
> 68
> (1 row)
>
> you can do this once you are in psql. But if you are running from shell
> script, it will be an error
>
> >>What error messages do you get?
>
> my shell script is:
> @echo off
> C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
> hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 -c "select count(*) from tableA;"
> pause
>
> the error I have is 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or
> external command, operable program or batch file.
>
> I even surround the path in quotes because of space.
> @echo off
> cmd /c ""C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d
> PSCIDR -h hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 -c "select count(*) from tableA;"
> pause
Not sure how quoting works in Windows shell scripts, but pretty sure the
above has unbalanced quotes.
>
> error is: 'C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql: illegal option -- u
>
> when I put -P Password123 (or fully qualified password=Password123)
I would recommend spending some time here:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-psql.html
to see what the options are. Hint: -P is not the option for password.
>
> it gives me another error "pset: unknow option: Password123
> psql: could not set printing parameter "Password123"
It is the option for pset as the error message says.
>
> I can connect from psql shell fine when it prompt hostname, username
> (but connect to postgres not to PSmasteruser, PSmasteruser username set
> up for aws maintenance postgres database, someone did, not me and the
> password is same on both). Once I'm in psql and I can change to PSCIDR
> instance fine and run select count(*) from tableA;
>
>
>
> **
> *Bach-Nga
>
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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com
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