On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:03:15 +1100 Greenhorn <user.postgresql@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to pass variables on a bash script embedded with psql > commands. > > cat header.txt > > "to1","from1","subject1" > "to2","from2","subject2" > "to3","from3","subject3" > "to4","from4","subject4" > > cat b.sh > > #!/bin/bash > two="2" > > psql -h localhost -U postgres -d mobile -c "create temp table > header ( I enjoy another technique that's not exactly embedding but makes the sql file easily executable from other shells to and easier to maintain (eg. you don't lose syntax highlight, you don't need to make wide use of x bit, you can concatenate files...). echo "select :a;" | psql --set a=3 test ?column? ---------- 3 (1 row) of course in spite of piping your sql, you could put it into a file. -- Ivan Sergio Borgonovo http://www.webthatworks.it -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general