On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: > On 2/17/10 2:52 PM, Josh Berkus wrote: >>> It's not garbage, it's a Unicode BOM. >>> >>> If your other software cannot read Unicode files properly, you can >>> turn off Unicode file writing under File -> Options. >> >> psql is apparently unhappy with the BOM. >> >> Thanks, I'll let you know if that fixes the issue; if it does, that >> should go in the FAQ. > > This appears to fix the problem. I suggest the following FAQ item: > > Q: Why do I get "Error On Line 1" trying to load SQL files created with > pgAdmin using psql or other command-line tools? > > A: The command-line tools you are using are not unicode-friendly, or are > not configured to be. You should turn off Unicode in the pgAdmin > preferences for the Editor.
Inclusion on the FAQ would imply that this is a frequently asked question - which it most certainly isn't. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support
