> Windows XP SP2 with Postgresql 8.0.3 > Two commands on fails the other succeeds: > > Fails : > > select import_sharedata('C:\\Documents and > Settings\\Richard\\Desktop\\EzyChart-20050721'); > > Succeeds: > > select import_sharedata('C:\\EzyChart-20050721'); > > is it the spaces in the path that postgres does not like? If > so how do I format the enquiry pls? > > Failure message indicates that It can not access the file. > However the file is downloaded to my destop and thus has been > created with my permissions. I assume import_sharedate() is a server-side function. In this case, the *service account* needs permissions, not you. And don't grant it to your desktop - that's generallyi a bad idea :-) Use a shared dir somewhere that both you and the service accoutn has permissions on. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly