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Create tables in one query

From
"Tomasz Gralewski"
Date:
Hello,
Tomasz Gralewski

I'd like to create a few tables in one SQL query, is that possible.
What tools I have to use, Perl, Tcl, or maybe is there block command
separator that I can write:
CREATE TABLE abd(   a    type,   b    type,   c    type) and I whant to add the next table here, how can I separate, by
this(";"
 
that;s the end of table abd).

Thank You in advance.
Tomasz

Re: Create tables in one query

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Date:
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Tomasz Gralewski wrote:

> I'd like to create a few tables in one SQL query, is that possible.
> What tools I have to use, Perl, Tcl, or maybe is there block command
> separator that I can write:
> CREATE TABLE abd
>  (
>     a    type,
>     b    type,
>     c    type
>  ) and I whant to add the next table here, how can I separate, by this (";"
> that;s the end of table abd).

Not sure what you are trying to do here.  You can put statements like

CREATE TABLE (
...
);

CREATE TABLE (
...
);

CREATE INDEX ... ;
GRANT SELECT... ;

in a single file and load the file into psql via \i.  That's I build all
of my databases.

Brett W. McCoy                                    http://www.chapelperilous.net/~bmccoy/
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Re: Create tables in one query

From
"Albert REINER"
Date:
On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 11:40:52AM -0500, bmccoy@chapelperilous.net wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Tomasz Gralewski wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to create a few tables in one SQL query, is that possible.
> > What tools I have to use, Perl, Tcl, or maybe is there block command
> > separator that I can write:
> > CREATE TABLE abd
> >  (
> >     a    type,
> >     b    type,
> >     c    type
> >  ) and I whant to add the next table here, how can I separate, by this (";"
> > that;s the end of table abd).
> 
> Not sure what you are trying to do here.  You can put statements like
...
> in a single file and load the file into psql via \i.  That's I build all
> of my databases.

Or, if you are concerned with possible failures: enclose the series of
CREATEs in a transaction.

Albert.


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