Spacing in output

[Jerome Lyles]

I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine but the spacing
between the output lines is too much. This is the way it looks when I copy
and paste from the Konsole to this email:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;
prod_name
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 inch teddy bear
12 inch teddy bear
18 inch teddy bear
This is the way it looks on the Konsole:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;

prod_name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
8 inch teddy bear
12 inch teddy bear
18 inch teddy bear

How can I change the Konsole output to look like the first example?
Thanks,
Jerome

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[Thomas F.O'Connell]

The spacing in Konsole is directly related to the wrapping that it's
doing based on the size of the prod_name field (I.e., length in terms
of characters).

You can alter the format settings of psql. See:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/app-psql.html

-tfo

On Sep 14, 2004, at 4:05 PM, Jerome Lyles wrote:

I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine but the
spacing
between the output lines is too much. This is the way it looks when I
copy
and paste from the Konsole to this email:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;
prod_name
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
8 inch teddy bear
12 inch teddy bear
18 inch teddy bear
This is the way it looks on the Konsole:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;

prod_name
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------
------------------
8 inch teddy bear
12 inch teddy bear
18 inch teddy bear

How can I change the Konsole output to look like the first example?
Thanks,
Jerome

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[David Fetter]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:05:46AM -1000, Jerome Lyles wrote:

I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine but the spacing
between the output lines is too much. This is the way it looks when I copy
and paste from the Konsole to this email:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;
Is prod_name a char(n) for some large n?

Cheers,
D prod_name
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 inch teddy bear
12 inch teddy bear
18 inch teddy bear
This is the way it looks on the Konsole:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;

prod_name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
8 inch teddy bear
12 inch teddy bear
18 inch teddy bear

How can I change the Konsole output to look like the first example?
Thanks,
Jerome

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[Jerome Lyles]

On Tuesday 14 September 2004 11:27 am, David Fetter wrote:

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:05:46AM -1000, Jerome Lyles wrote:

I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine but the
spacing between the output lines is too much. This is the way it looks
when I copy and paste from the Konsole to this email:

sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;

Is prod_name a char(n) for some large n?

Cheers,
D

char(255)
Jerome

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[David Fetter]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 06:37:40PM -1000, Jerome Lyles wrote:

On Tuesday 14 September 2004 11:27 am, David Fetter wrote:

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:05:46AM -1000, Jerome Lyles wrote:

I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine
but the spacing between the output lines is too much. This is
the way it looks when I copy and paste from the Konsole to this
email: sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;

Is prod_name a char(n) for some large n?

Cheers,
D

char(255)

Well, Don't Do That, Then. TEXT is a great type for storing text.
VARCHAR(n) is a TEXT with a maximum length constraint, and CHAR(n)
(fixed length) is pretty nearly obsolete.

Cheers,
D
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[Jerome Lyles]

On Wednesday 15 September 2004 05:24 am, David Fetter wrote:

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 06:37:40PM -1000, Jerome Lyles wrote:

On Tuesday 14 September 2004 11:27 am, David Fetter wrote:

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:05:46AM -1000, Jerome Lyles wrote:
> I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine
> but the spacing between the output lines is too much. This is
> the way it looks when I copy and paste from the Konsole to this
> email:
>
> sql_tutorial=> SELECT prod_name FROM Products;

Is prod_name a char(n) for some large n?

Cheers,
D

char(255)

Well, Don't Do That, Then. TEXT is a great type for storing text.
VARCHAR(n) is a TEXT with a maximum length constraint, and CHAR(n)
(fixed length) is pretty nearly obsolete.

Cheers,
D

This is amazing. Im using a book called 'Teach Yourself SQL in 10 minutes'
with a 2004 copyright and this is the second example of obsolete TEXT type
used in the examples so far.
Jerome

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[Rolf Østvik]

su******@hawaii.rr.com (Jerome Lyles) wrote in
news:200409141105.46091.su******@hawaii.rr.com:

I have a small training database: sql_tutorial. It works fine but the spacing between the output lines is too much. This is the way it looks when I copy and paste from the Konsole to this email:

the simplest is
SELECT prod_name::text FROM products;

(will cast the char(255) column to text and in the process removes all
trailing spaces.)

or use trim function to remove trailing spaces.

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