Re: Intermittent Empty return

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

John Mulkerin <jmulkerin(at)comcast(dot)net> writes:
> I'm new to Postgres.  I'm trying to select data from my survey_results 
> table.   My server is running Postgres 7.3.4.

Do you realize how ancient that version is?  An update would be a
real good idea.

> I log in as root (its RH), then
> psql database_name.   Its says "Welcome..... ". I then type "SELECT * 
> from survey_results" and hit enter. Nothing!  It just goes back to the 
> database_name prompt.

It sounds like you've forgotten to end the command with a semicolon.

			regards, tom lane