Re: cannot makedb

template1=# \h CREATE DATABASE
Command:     CREATE DATABASE
Description: create a new database
Syntax:
CREATE DATABASE name
    [ [ WITH ] [ OWNER [=] dbowner ]
           [ TEMPLATE [=] template ]
           [ ENCODING [=] encoding ]
           [ TABLESPACE [=] tablespace ] ]


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Stephen Choularton wrote:

> Hi
>
>  
>
> Really lost.  I have managed to get the prompt working but when I try 
> to make a db nothing happens. (I am on windows XP)
>
>  
>
> template1-# \l
>
>         List of databases
>
>    Name    |  Owner   | Encoding
>
> -----------+----------+-----------
>
>  template0 | postgres | SQL_ASCII
>
>  template1 | postgres | SQL_ASCII
>
> (2 rows)
>
>  
>
> template1-# makedb mydb
>
> template1-# \l
>
>         List of databases
>
>    Name    |  Owner   | Encoding
>
> -----------+----------+-----------
>
>  template0 | postgres | SQL_ASCII
>
>  template1 | postgres | SQL_ASCII
>
> (2 rows)
>
>  
>
> Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
>
>  
>
> Stephen
>
>
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