--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Practical SQL: A Beginner's Guide to Storytelling with Data, 2nd Edition -- by Anthony DeBarros -- Chapter 18 Code Examples ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Connecting psql to a database on a local server psql -d [database name] -U [username] psql -d analysis -U postgres -- Connecting psql to a database on a remote server psql -d [database name] -U [username] -h [host name] psql -d analysis -U postgres -h example.com -- Listing 18-1: Entering a single-line query in psql -- Enter this at the psql prompt: SELECT county_name FROM us_counties_pop_est_2019 ORDER BY county_name LIMIT 3; -- Listing 18-2: Entering a multi-line query in psql -- Type each line separately, followed by Enter SELECT county_name FROM us_counties_pop_est_2019 ORDER BY county_name LIMIT 3; -- Listing 18-3: Showing open parentheses in the psql prompt CREATE TABLE wineries ( id bigint, winery_name text ); -- Listing 18-4: A query with scrolling results SELECT county_name FROM us_counties_pop_est_2019 ORDER BY county_name; -- Listings 18-5 and 18-6: Normal and expanded displays of results -- Use \x to toggle expanded on/off SELECT * FROM grades ORDER BY student_id, course_id; -- Listing 18-7: Importing data using \copy DROP TABLE state_regions; CREATE TABLE state_regions ( st varchar(2) CONSTRAINT st_key PRIMARY KEY, region varchar(20) NOT NULL ); \copy state_regions FROM 'C:\YourDirectory\state_regions.csv' WITH (FORMAT CSV, HEADER); -- Listing 18-8: Saving query output to a file -- Enter psql settings \a \f , \pset footer -- This will be the query SELECT * FROM grades; -- Set psql to output results -- Note that Windows users must suppply forward slashes for -- this command, which is opposite of normal use. \o 'C:/YourDirectory/query_output.csv' -- Run the query and output SELECT * FROM grades; -- createdb: Create a database named box_office createdb -U postgres -e box_office -- Changing user and database name \c [database name] [user name] \c gis_analysis postgres -- Loading shapefiles into PostgreSQL -- For the US Census county shapefile in Chapter 14: shp2pgsql -I -s 4269 -W Latin1 tl_2010_us_county10.shp us_counties_2010_shp | psql -d gis_analysis -U postgres -- For the Santa Fe roads and waterways shapfiles in Chapter 14: shp2pgsql -I -s 4269 tl_2016_35049_roads.shp santafe_roads_2016 | psql -d gis_analysis -U postgres shp2pgsql -I -s 4269 tl_2016_35049_linearwater.shp santafe_linearwater_2016 | psql -d gis_analysis -U postgres