Tom Lane writes: > Jeff Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Is there a way to run this script without removing the comments? > > You'll have to change the comments to one of the SQL-standard > conventions: At the risk of stating the obvious, you can keep the comments with sed 's/^#/--/' /home/dir/database.sql | psql -e database or ignore them with grep -v '^#' /home/dir/database.sql | psql -e database -- Pete Forman -./\.- Disclaimer: This post is originated WesternGeco -./\.- by myself and does not represent [EMAIL PROTECTED] -./\.- opinion of Schlumberger, Baker http://www.crosswinds.net/~petef -./\.- Hughes or their divisions.