My guess is that your client and server are from different versions.
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> Philip R Brenan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 2
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> psql 7.3.2 \d , \lmeta commands on windows
>
> Long Description
> The psql 7.3.2 \d, \l meta commands running on windowsXP produces:
>
> \d
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "."
> \l
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "("
>
> The other meta commands work - so it is as if the \d, \l represent special
> characters not commands, but of course, we want commands not special characters in
> this context.
>
> Sample Code
>
>
> No file was uploaded with this report
>
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