通过Automator / Applescript和Terminal运行psql命令

Question

I am having difficulties to run the following Applescript where I get this error message Expected “"” but found unknown token. pointing to the "\\copy .

on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Terminal"
        activate
        do script with command "psql -h host -d server -U user” in front window
        delay 3
        do script “password” in front window
        delay 3
        do script with command "\copy (SELECT query_to_xml('SELECT jobs.name FROM jobs WHERE jobs.id = 012345’, true, true, '')) TO '/Users/alex/result_sql.xml' " in front window
    end tell
end run

Can anybody help or assist? I would like to keep this in Automator-Applescript-Terminal so that it can easily be used by others in my team.

Thank you, Alex

Answer 1

...of course, the backslash '\\' is the issue - got to put double '\\' in order for Applescript to understand the second '\\' literally. Technical note on developer.apple.com Thanks, Alex