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

On 08/02/2016 09:39 AM, Lmhelp1 wrote:
> Thank you for your answer.
>
> With the "SQL Shell" tool, the commands history is indeed available!
> So, I guess I am now going to use this tool instead of "cmd.exe".
> This solves my problem.

Or look at the properties of the menu item and see what is done to
enable history.

>
> Thank you and best regards.
> --
> Léa Massiot
>
>
>
> On 2016-08-02 6:27 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>>
>> What happens if you use the SQL Shell from the program menu on the
>> Start Menu?:
>>
>> http://www.enterprisedb.com/resources-community/tutorials-quickstarts/windows/getting-started-postgres-plus-tutorial-windows
>>
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> On 2016-08-02 6:19 PM, Lmhelp1 wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
>>>> wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
>>>
>>
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