Re: ERROR: syntax error at or near ":"

On 03/06/2013 03:04 PM, Greg Williamson wrote:
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>> From: Graham Leggett <minfrin(at)sharp(dot)fm>
>> To: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 2:41 PM
>> Subject: [GENERAL] ERROR: syntax error at or near ":"
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>> Hi all,
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>> I have a text file, and I need to update the value of an element in a table with the contents of this text file. Following the instructions at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10968039/postgresql-inserting-value-of-a-column-from-a-file I tried this, but get the error below, which I do not understand.
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>> Can anyone explain what might be going wrong, and what I should do instead?
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>> patricia=# \set content `cat /tmp/certificates.txt`
>> patricia=# update property set value = :'content' where key = 'patricia.home.security.cacerts';
>> ERROR: syntax error at or near ":"
>> LINE 1: update property set value = :'content' where key = 'patricia...
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> The colon (":") is not needed, just remove it. A pair of colons is used to indicate a cast of a value; off hand I am not coming up with any use of a colon in basic SQL.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/interactive/app-psql.html#APP-PSQL-INTERPOLATION

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