Thank you for your help. On 26-May-2017 11:02 AM, "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, <sundeep.sa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: >> >> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/tutorial-createdb.html >> Description: >> >> In the Postgresql Documentation manual for 9.6.3. I am using windows >> system >> and when i execute "CREATEDB MYDB;", i got "ERROR: syntax >> error at or near >> "createdb"". And when i execute "CREATE DATABASE >> MYDB;", it worked fine. >> Same goes for dropdb command. >> >> > You run "createdb" in your operating system's shell. You run "create > database" with psql or some other SQL executing client. From your > description you appear to be in an SQL executing program hence createdb and > other command line applications will not work. > > David J. >
