On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 22:09 -0800, johnf wrote: > I'm using python and can execute standard "select,update,delete,functions". > What I'd like to do is execute a sql script (a text file). But I don't know > how? You need to open the text file and pass it as an argument: try: file = "%s/%s" % (str(sqlpath),str("myfile.sql")) procedures = open(file,'r').read() dbcur.execute(procedures) except psycopg2.DatabaseError, e: print print "EXCEPTION: procedures :%s" % str(e) print exit(1) > Some thing like: > import psycopg2 > import psycopg2.extensions > conn = psycopg2.connect("host=%s dbname=%s user =%s password > =%s " %(self.pgSqlHostID.Value,self.pgSqlDatabaseID.Value,self.pgSqlUserID.Value,self.msSqlPasswordID.Value)) > > conn.set_isolation_level(psycopg2.extensions.ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT) > tempCursor= conn.cursor() > try: > tempCursor.execute("run script %s " % FileNameScript) > tempCursor.execute('commit') > -- > John Fabiani > -- PostgreSQL - XMPP: jdrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serving since 1997 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general