Yes, that works.
The actual sql executes a stored function that returns a set of records.
Output to the CLI looks great !!!
Thanks to all !!!
-dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Glaesemann [mailto:grzm@seespotcode.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:43 PM
To: Gauthier, Dave
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Running a query from the OS CLI
On Aug 8, 2007, at 13:13 , Gauthier, Dave wrote:
> If I have a DB called "foo"
psql --dbname "foo"
>
> ...and...
>
> I want to run "select name from table_a where name like 'john%'"
psql --dbname "foo" -c "select name from table_a where name like 'john
%'"
>
> ...and...
>
> I want no table header "NAME" in the output
psql --dbname "foo" -c "select name from table_a where name like 'john
%'" -t
>
> ...and...
>
> I want to do this as a one-liner from the linux command line
check.
>
> ...and...
>
> I don't want to have to deal with intermediate files or home-grown
> programs...
Does that work?
Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net
