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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [GENERAL] Simple question about messages
From:       Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog () svana ! org>
Date:       2003-04-30 3:28:16
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 11:31:56AM +1200, Hadley Willan wrote:
> Hmm, no luck. Seems that the echo command is routed out to the output
> file. Which is kinda expected. I was kinda hoping that it would be like
> the Create Table notices which appear in the terminal.

Something I have had luck with sometimes (though sometimes it confuses psql)
is to do:

\!echo hello >&2

Sometimes psql tries to treat it as SQL though. Maybe it's worth a try?

> On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 10:52, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Hadley Willan <hadley.willan@deeperdesign.co.nz> writes:
> > > However, may question is that how do I raise custom notices like 'At
> > > point x' or something.
> > 
> > psql's \echo command might fit the bill.
> > 
> > 			regards, tom lane
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Martijn van Oosterhout   <kleptog@svana.org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
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