Sorry,
I should have been more clear:
> One way to execute .sql scripts in your database is this:
>
> psql -e dbname < script.sql
That should be done from the command line.
> That is how we recreate our databases from a dump file.
>
> "psql -ef script.sql dbname" seems to have the same problem
> you were having with the \i command:
>
> query buffer max length of 20000 exceeded
>
> good luck,
>
> Bob
>
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> On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Silvio Emanuel Barbosa de Macedo wrote:
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> >
> > Hi!
> > I was using psql to insert data into the database.
> > I have *.sql files with the necessary scripts, eg:
> >
> > insert into descritor values (4992,'MARCHAS DE LISBOA','te','cl');
> >
> > After many inserts... I've got this message:
> >
> > query buffer max length of 20000 exceeded
> > query line ignored
> >
> > and then, a few inserts later, because the scritp went on...
> >
> > PQsendQuery() -- query is too long. Maximum length is 8191
> > query buffer max length of 20000 exceeded
> > query line ignored
> > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >
> >
> > Gdb on the core:
> > (gdb) bt
> > #0 0x401066f8 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
> > #1 0x401066a1 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
> > #2 0x804e85b in MainLoop ()
> > #3 0x804df44 in HandleSlashCmds ()
> > #4 0x804e7c0 in MainLoop ()
> > #5 0x804ef2d in main ()
> >
> > What has happened ? How can I avoid it ? Maybe using psql -f instead using
> > \i inside psql ?
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