Re: [GENERAL] ?more?

Jeff Hoffmann <jeff@remapcorp.com>

From: Jeff Hoffmann <jeff@remapcorp.com>
To: Jeff MacDonald <jeff@hub.org>, pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 1999-06-22T14:51:22Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Jeff MacDonald wrote:
> 
> When I do a large select , the results all zip past the screen
> . How do I make it go page by page ? I figure this has to do
> with a term setting, my default term setting is 'linux' .
> I tried vt100 and vt220 .
> 
> Perhaps this is a linux-ism ?
> 
> Thanks
>    Jeff

look into using cursors.  that way you can fetch a few records at a time
from a select.
also make sure to put it in a begin - end transaction block.  i think
you can get help on declare in psql, which should tell you what you need
to know. an example of doing this would be something like:

begin;
declare cursor_name cursor for select * from test_table;
fetch 20 in cursor_name;
end;