Re: BUG #3059: psql to 'postgres' shortcut - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: BUG #3059: psql to 'postgres' shortcut
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Msg-id 200702261446.l1QEkOF03810@momjian.us
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In response to BUG #3059: psql to 'postgres' shortcut  ("Raymond Naseef" <raymondnaseef@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #3059: psql to 'postgres' shortcut  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Raymond Naseef wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      3059
> Logged by:          Raymond Naseef
> Email address:      raymondnaseef@yahoo.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2
> Operating system:   Windows XP
> Description:        psql to 'postgres' shortcut
> Details:
>
> The shortcut to run psql.exe added to the menus is a great think to do, but
> when the program stops the window closes with no pause or time delay.
>
> This is a serious issue if the login fails.  Sometimes I forget to start the
> server, but I do not know that because I cannot read text in ~0.02 seconds.
>
> BTW, I bet some of your other .bat files have the same issue.
>
> Please run it by doing 1 or other:
> 1. Putting a "pause" at the end of the batch file.
> 2. cmd.exe /K "<command line>"
>     (just note the "" for default user name will make this fail.  Sorry I do
> not know how to fix that unless username has no bad-for-cmd characters in
> it, then quotes are not needed)
>

These solutions are going to make psql very annoying when it does work
properly.

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