Re: [GENERAL] psql : Comment? - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Bruce Tong wrote:

> I tend to put SQL into text files and then let a makefile run them through
> psql. I'd like to be able to put comments into these SQL files. Is there a
> character psql accepts as a comment?
>
>
> Bruce Tong                 |  Got me an office; I'm there late at night.

Standard(?) SQL method is to use -- , e.g.

CREATE TABLE foo (
    bar    int,    -- an integer
    baz    text    -- some text
);


Simon.


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