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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: John Mulkerin <jmulkerin@comcast.net>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Intermittent Empty return
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:41:12 -0400
Message-ID: <3838.1190493672@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46F57BBC.8070008@comcast.net>
References: <46F57BBC.8070008@comcast.net>

John Mulkerin <jmulkerin@comcast.net> writes:
> I'm new to Postgres.  I'm trying to select data from my survey_results 
> table.   My server is running Postgres 7.3.4.

Do you realize how ancient that version is?  An update would be a
real good idea.

> I log in as root (its RH), then
> psql database_name.   Its says "Welcome..... ". I then type "SELECT * 
> from survey_results" and hit enter. Nothing!  It just goes back to the 
> database_name prompt.

It sounds like you've forgotten to end the command with a semicolon.

			regards, tom lane



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