Hi all, I have a text file, and I need to update the value of an element in a table with the contents of this text file. Following the instructions at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10968039/postgresql-inserting-value-of-a-column-from-a-file I tried this, but get the error below, which I do not understand. Can anyone explain what might be going wrong, and what I should do instead? patricia=# \set content `cat /tmp/certificates.txt` patricia=# update property set value = :'content' where key = 'patricia.home.security.cacerts'; ERROR: syntax error at or near ":" LINE 1: update property set value = :'content' where key = 'patricia... ^ Regards, Graham --
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