PostgreSQL - Automate schema and table creation - powershell - sql

Question

I am trying to automate the creation of schemas and some tables into that newly created schema. I am trying to write a script in powershell to help me achieve the same. I have been able to create the schema, however, I cannot create the tables into that schema.
I am passing the new schema to be created as a variable to powershell.
script so far (based off the solution from the following answer. StackOverFlow Solution):
$MySchema=$args[0]
$CreateSchema = 'CREATE SCHEMA \"'+$MySchema+'\"; set schema '''+$MySchema+''';'
write-host $CreateSchema
C:\PostgreSQL\9.3\bin\psql.exe -h $DBSERVER -U $DBUSER -d $DBName -w -c $CreateSchema
# To create tables
C:\PostgreSQL\9.3\bin\psql.exe -h $DBSERVER -U $DBUSER -d $DBName -w -f 'E:\automation\scripts\create-tables.sql' -v schema=$MySchema
At the execution, I see the following error:
psql:E:/automation/scripts/create-tables.sql:11: ERROR: no schema has been selected to create in
The content of create-tables.sql is:
SET search_path TO :schema;
CREATE TABLE testing (
id SERIAL,
QueryDate varchar(255) NULL
);

Answer 1

You've got this in your first step:
$CreateSchema = 'CREATE SCHEMA \"'+$MySchema+'\"; set schema '''+$MySchema+''';'
Take out that set schema - it's erroneous and causing the schema not to be created. Then on the next step you wind up with an empty search path (because the schema never got created), which is why you get that error.