have you tried using double quotes on your command instead of that single quote...
ex. psql -c "insert into table values('a', 'b')"
On 4/19/06, dhanesh.prabha@xxxxxxxxx <
dhanesh.prabha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi ,I am trying to insert data into the table via shell script using psql command.But it giving syntax error. the same query is finely working pgAdmin III client.The query and error given below.Eg:/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d temp -c 'insert into temp.ip_mapping_tb(ip,location) values('192.100.9.51','FirstFloor')'ERROR: syntax error at or near ".9" at character 85
LINE 1: ...pping_tb(ip,location) values(192.100.9.51,Firs...Also when i am givinf Firstfloor as First Floor it was giving error/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d temp -c 'insert into temp.ip_mapping_tb(ip,location) values('192.100.9.51','First Floor')'psql: FATAL: role "Floor)" does not exist
Thanks and Regards
Dhanesh
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