Re: BUG #3059: psql to 'postgres' shortcut

[Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>]

Raymond Naseef wrote:
> 
> The following bug has been logged online:
> 
> Bug reference:      3059
> Logged by:          Raymond Naseef
> Email address:      raymondnaseef(at)yahoo(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2
> Operating system:   Windows XP
> Description:        psql to 'postgres' shortcut
> Details: 
> 
> The shortcut to run psql.exe added to the menus is a great think to do, but
> when the program stops the window closes with no pause or time delay.
> 
> This is a serious issue if the login fails.  Sometimes I forget to start the
> server, but I do not know that because I cannot read text in ~0.02 seconds.
> 
> BTW, I bet some of your other .bat files have the same issue.
> 
> Please run it by doing 1 or other:
> 1. Putting a "pause" at the end of the batch file.
> 2. cmd.exe /K "<command line>"
>     (just note the "" for default user name will make this fail.  Sorry I do
> not know how to fix that unless username has no bad-for-cmd characters in
> it, then quotes are not needed)
> 

These solutions are going to make psql very annoying when it does work
properly.

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