Re: [PORTS] a problem in postgres
Michael Crozier <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:57:09 -0800
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> uday shankar <[email protected]> wrote: hello sir, > My name is uday .I am using postgres commands since 3 days and it > was running perfectly. When i opened postgres today asusually , i > was encountered with a problem that,whenever i type a 'select' > statement or if i asked 'help' ,it is showing some error like this > " 'more' is not recognized as an internal or external > command,operable program or batch file " , i donno where this > 'more' command came from. but when i create a table or inserted > values in it ,it is working perfectly,but it is not showing the > table of contents. > > Please check this problem and send me mail back,it was very > urgent as i have to work on this database and submit my project > soon. Thanking You Sir, > > Yours Faithfully, > Uday Phani Shankar. > > --------------------------------- You did not mention what operating system you are using, but I'll assume that it is a UNIX variant. psql is looking for the "pager" application, which displays data one terminal page at a time. Usually this program is /bin/more. I believe that psql uses /bin/more by default, but an alternate application may be specified in the PAGER environment variable. Michael ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match