Re: Commands history with psql in a Windows command line shell

Thank you for your answer.

1.
Like I wrote in my first post, the command I use to launch "psql" is:
cmd.exe> psql -p <tcp_port> -U <username> <database_name>
So, I do not specify the "--no-readline" option.

2.
cmd.exe psql <database_name># \s
history is not supported by this installation

Powershell psql <database_name># \s
history is not supported by this installation

To install PostgreSQL, I used the "postgresql-9.5.2-1-windows-x64.exe"
installer the 2016/04/21.
So I don't remember much about what I did that day.

3.
When I do:
psql <database_name># \set
HISTFILE does not appear in the result.
So, I guess it is not set.

Best regards,
--
Léa Massiot

On 2016-08-02 5:56 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
>
> Thank you, Based on
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/app-psql.html#APP-PSQL-ENVIRONMENT
>
> The following may be pertinent.
>
> If -n / --no-readline was specified, then command history is not used.
>
> What happens if you issue the \s command in psql? Is history supported?
>
> What is the value for HISTFILE?
>
> --
> *Melvin Davidson*
> I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
> wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:40 AM, David G. Johnston
<david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com <mailto:david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>>wrote:
On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)gmail(dot)com
<mailto:melvin6925(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:

Are you doing this in PostgreSQL 7.3 and Windows XP? Can you provide
us with a little more useful information like current PostgreSQL
version and O/S?
Otherwise we have absolutely no idea what the problem might be.

"Windows (8.1)" refers to the O/S version.

Knowing the PostgreSQL version probably won't make a difference though
knowing how it was installed might (though not for me personally).

David J.

On 2016-08-02 5:40 PM, Lmhelp1 wrote:
>
> Thank you for your answer.
>
> cmd.exe> psql --version
> psql (PostgreSQL) 9.5.2
>
> Like I wrote, the Windows OS is 8.1 Pro.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Léa Massiot
>
>
> On 2016-08-02 5:31 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
>> Are you doing this in PostgreSQL 7.3 and Windows XP? Can you provide
>> us with a little more useful information like current PostgreSQL
>> version and O/S?
>> Otherwise we have absolutely no idea what the problem might be.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Lmhelp1 <lmhelp1(at)orange(dot)fr
>> <mailto:lmhelp1(at)orange(dot)fr>>wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using "psql" in "cmd.exe" in Windows (8.1).
>>
>> Below is the command I use to connect to a database with "psql":
>> cmd.exe> psql -p <tcp_port> -U <username> <database_name>
>>
>> My problem is the following.
>> Suppose I enter one command:
>> <database_name># SELECT * FROM <a_table_1>;
>> and then another one:
>> <database_name># SELECT * FROM <a_table_2>;
>> The commands history "is not working": meaning I cannot retrieve
>> these last two commands I entered by hitting the top arrow key.
>> Instead, I have to type them again.
>>
>> To try to solve the problem, I entered the command:
>> <database_name># \set HISTSIZE 100
>> but it didn't change anything.
>>
>> Yesterday, I don't remember what I did, but I could access the
>> commands history using Powershell, maybe the command "\set
>> HISTSIZE 100" and maybe a "psqlrc" file.
>> But whatever I've been trying to do since, I can't make it work
>> again.
>>
>> Can you please advise me what to do to make this work?
>>
>> Best regards.
>> --
>> Léa Massiot
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
>> <mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>)
>> To make changes to your subscription:
>> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Melvin Davidson*
>> I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
>> wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
>