Re: Syntax error needs explanation

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

> I have the following script:
>
> select c.company_nbr, c.company_name, i.industry,
> from companies as c, industry as i, enforcement as e
> where exists (
>    select c.company_nbr, count(e.action_date), sum(e.penalty_amt)
>    from e.enforcement
>    where c.company_nbr = e.company_nbr
>    )
> group by industry
> order by industry;
>
> When I run it psql reports an error:
> psql:companies-with-enforcement-actions.txt:127: ERROR:  syntax error at
> or near "company_nbr"
> LINE 1: company_nbr |               company_name
>          ^
> and I'm not seeing the error. What am I missing?
>

The error indicates your script file is at least 127 lines long and you are
showing like 9...also do you usually name your script files with a .txt
extension?

David J.