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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:04 PM, gvim <gvimrc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm running PostgreSQL 8.4.3 on OS X Snow Leopard via MacPorts and I'm getting strange inconsistent errors such as:

dbuser-# select * from log_form;
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "select"
LINE 2: select * from log_form;
       ^

Then later the same query will run fine, as it should.


Yup, it's because you previously entered something into psql without a ';'

  Normally, the psql prompt shows:

 dbuser=#


  You are showing:

 dbuser-#


 (Notice the '-' instead of '=' )

 This means that you entered a command and didn't put a semi-colon somewhere along the way.  If you see that, just enter a semi-colon and you'll get back to a top-level (=#) prompt.

--Scott 

gvim

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