Re: command length? - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From stev knowles
Subject Re: command length?
Date
Msg-id 3.0.3.32.20020628153329.0072b49c@pop3.norton.antivirus
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In response to Re: command length?  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: command length?  (Manfred Koizar <mkoi-pg@aon.at>)
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>
>Stev,
>
>> i am using a C interface into the database, based on the example code.
>> occasionally, one of my INSERT's fails, with: INSERT command failed:
>> PGRES_FATAL_ERROR.
>>
>> other inserts work correctly. re-entering the data doesnt seem to help, and
>> a comparison with a successful INSERT doesnt yield anything obvious. is
>> there any way to get a more granular answer for what it didnt like?
>
>Yes.   Watch the PostgreSQL Log file, assuming that you started Postgres
with
>a log file.   If you didn't, then re-start Postgres with the output funneled
>to a log.  If necessary, up the debug level.


thanx. i used psql to load the record one field (OK, 5 fields:) at a time,
and figured it out. the problem records have words like "don't" in them,
which is screwing with the delimiters on the command line i am passing in,
so i need to change them to be "don\'t".

but thanks, i will turn on the log, it should help in the future . . . .

BTW, i appreciate the quick answers to postings here . . . .






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