PostgreSQL syntax check without running the query

Question

I want to verify the syntax of files containing sql queries before they can be committed in my CVS project.

In order to do that, I have a commitinfo script, but I h

Answer 1

You could just wrap it in SELECT 1 ( ) AS a WHERE 1 = 0;

It'll fail on validation but it won't actually execute. Here's an example query plan:

Result  (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=0)
  One-Time Filter: false