Re: SQL from Linux command line

From: Alan Hodgson <ahodgson(at)simkin(dot)ca>
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SQL from Linux command line
Date: 2010-07-12 15:57:59
Message-ID: 201007120857.59795@hal.medialogik.com
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> Scott Geller <geller(dot)subscribe(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > Hoping for some help on this one....
> >
> > I need to query postgres, run a count of specific records, and write to
> > a different table based on the results all from the linux command
> > line.
> >
> > My questions are:
> > 1. Would I use psql for this?
> > 2. If so, how do I structure the script to run psql from Linux?
> > 3. how do I pass the value for the where clause from the command line
> > into the
> >
> > code?

Using Perl would be a lot easier.

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