Create Query from command line

GSQL
#1

Looking at the videos “GSQL 101” I see screenshots like the one below where the GSQL is modeled on the right, and I think it’s executed on the left window.
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If I create text similar to the screenshot above that is nicely formatted, then attempted to copy/paste into the terminal window:

CREATE QUERY Sample_GSQL(/* Parameters here */) FOR GRAPH MyGraph { 
  /* Write query logic here */ 
  PRINT "Sample_GSQL works!"; 
  PRINT "More good stuff";
}

Two interesting things happen:

  1. When I copy the GSQL code from notepad, as soon as I click into the terminal window the paste action executes.
  2. Every “return” in the text results in hitting the “Enter” command which makes things blow-up.

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Question: How do you create large nicely formatted queries from the command line?

Thank you.

#2

Hi George,

There are two ways.

  1. store your query content in a file, and run gsql console using the query file as a parameter.

gsql -g social query.gsql

  1. use begin and end
    2.1 from gsql consol, type begin then enter key
    2.2 paste your query, then enter key
    2.3 type end, then enter key

Thanks.

#3

Ah, that worked perfect. Thank you.