I see your problem. Added to TODO:
* Allow psql \pset boolean variables to set to fixed values, rather than
toggle
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PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote:
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> The following bug has been logged online:
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> Bug reference: 1348
> Logged by: Brad Bowman
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> Email address: pg@bereft.net
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> PostgreSQL version: 7.2.1
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> Operating system: Debian linux
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> Description: Wishlist: \pset expanded with value
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> Details:
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> I hope this is an appropriate forum for this request.
> Apologies if I got it wrong.
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> Within psql:
> \pset expanded 1
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> ignores the value parameter, as expected from
> the documentation. This means that I can't set it
> to a known value in scripts run with \i.
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> Thanks
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