On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:07 PM, John Gage <jsmg...@numericable.fr> wrote:
> I enter the identical command: > > select * from mesh_descriptors; > > using the psql command line and it works perfectly. > > The same command in a file produces an immediate syntax error: > > EFNWeb=# \i ./CopySql.sql > psql:./CopySql.sql:1: ERROR: syntax error at or near "select" > LINE 1: select * from mesh_descriptors; > > when run from a file using \i > > What am I doing wrong? > Do you have some funky hidden characters at the beginning of the file? run: od -a CopySql.sql Look at the beginning, that'll show you character by character what's in there (should reveal anything hidden). --Scott > > Thanks, > > John Gage > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general >