Re: print statements?

Frank Bax <fbax@sympatico.ca> writes:
> At 08:35 AM 12/19/06, tlm wrote:
>> Hi.  I have an automated script that essentially feeds a long sequence
>> of  SQL statements to psql, as a single transaction.  For debugging
>> purposes, I would like to insert the equivalent of print statements (to
>> write messages to stdout, stderr, or maybe some pre-specified log file) at
>> various points in this sequence.  How is this done?

>   select 'half way already?';

Also, there's a \echo command in psql that might help.

            regards, tom lane