PostgreSQL Calling File
Somebody asked: How do you run a script file from PostgreSQL’s psql prompt? I created two files to answer the question. Here are the two files:
Static File
SELECT 'Hello World!'; |
Dynamic File
SELECT 'Hello ['||current_user||']!'; |
It’s a simple solution, you put a \i or \include before the script file name, like:
\i helloworld.sql |
It outputs:
?column? -------------- Hello World! |
or
\include hellowhom.sql |
It outputs:
?column? ------------------ Hello [student]! |
I hope this helps those trying to call SQL script files from an interactive psql session.
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