Hi Marc,
I am able to reproduce the problem. But it is most likely because of the
warning below. I'm checking if we can fix this.
WARNING: Console code page (437) differs from Windows code page (1252)
8-bit characters might not work correctly. See psql reference
page "Notes for Windows users" for detail
On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM Marc Linster <[email protected]> wrote:
> Team:
>
> I installed pgAdmin 9.8 on Windows 10 to teach a class. the query tool,
> etc. seem to work well, but plsql tool shows a strange message, and
> commands like \d seem to hang
>
> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.2538]
> (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\18\pgAdmin 4\runtime>"C:\Program
> Files\PostgreSQL\18\pg
> Admin 4\runtime\psql.exe" "host=localhost port=5432 dbname=dlh3
> user=postgres sslmo
> de=prefer connect_timeout=10" 2>>&1
> psql (18.0)
> WARNING: Console code page (437) differs from Windows code page (1252)
> 8-bit characters might not work correctly. See psql reference
> page "Notes for Windows users" for details.
> Type "help" for help.
>
> When I type '\d', only the '\' shows until I hit return, but execution
> only starts after I hit return for the second time.
>
> Standard plsql works fine.
>
> For the purpose of teaching novices pgAdmin/Postgresql 18 it would be nice
> if I could use plsql in the context of pgAdmin - which used to work.
>
> Thanks for thelp, Marc
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