Probably the parse error is with something you typed earlier (that is,
you typed a line earlier without ending in ";")
When you type something ending in ";", the system interprets all the
previous lines, not just the last one you typed.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan <dmoore@oxfam.org.pe>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:59 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] hi
>Hi guys,
>
>I just installed the database and I´m having a play, I notice that when
>I type a quiery in it gives me a parse error the first time it is run,
>if type it again (or up arrow) it works.
>
>What is this about?
>
>Daniel.
>