"Fred Parkinson" <FredP(at)abag(dot)ca(dot)gov> wrote:
> I tried using the database 'postgres' which seems to be created
> during the install:
> psql postgres, which takes me to a psql prompt. However, the
> command createdb -T DEFAULT "timecard" now results in the error
> "syntax error at or neat "createdb" with a carat pointing to the
> 'c' in 'createdb'.
I think you're confusing the OS command-line executable createdb:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/app-createdb.html
and the SQL command CREATE DATABASE:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/sql-createdatabase.html
-Kevin