psql with option -c fails..

You can't enclose the query in single quotes and then also use single
quotes inside the query. Either escape the quotes inside the query,
or enclose the query in double quotes.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:54 AM, akp geek <akpgeek@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all -
               I am trying to run the psql command the following way and
it's failing . Can you please help?
                psql  -d mydb  -c 'update tb_user set accountstatus='A'
where userid=123'
ERROR:  column "a" does not exist
LINE 1: ...date tb_user accountstatus=A

Thanks for the help
Regards

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On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:54 AM, akp geek <akpgeek@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all -
               I am trying to run the psql command the following way and
it's failing . Can you please help?
                psql  -d mydb  -c 'update tb_user set accountstatus='A'
where userid=123'
ERROR:  column "a" does not exist
LINE 1: ...date tb_user accountstatus=A

Try:

psql -d mydb -c "update tb_user set accountstatus='A' where userid=123"

You need to double quotes since you are using single quotes in your SQL string.

--patrick

Thanks a lot .. Got it

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:01 AM, patrick keshishian <pkeshish@gmail.com>wrote: