[gdal-dev] Checking supported SQL dialects

[Even Rouault]

Hi,

this is an error in the doc (now fixed).  Just use:

gdal --format "format_name"

Le 21/10/2025 à 18:28, Andrey VI via gdal-dev a écrit :
> Hi all.
> From --dialect 
> <https://gdal.org/en/stable/programs/gdal_vector_sql.html#cmdoption-dialect> section of ‘gdal 
> vector sql’ program documentation:
>
> What SQL dialects a driver supports can be checked with "gdal vector 
> info".
>
> Supported dialects can be checked with gdal vector info. For example:
>
> $ gdal vector info --format "PostgreSQL"
> Supported SQL dialects: NATIVE OGRSQL SQLITE
>
> $ gdal vector info --format "ESRI Shapefile"
> Supported SQL dialects: OGRSQL SQLITE
> But it doesn't seem to work:
> $ gdal vector info --format "PostgreSQL"
> ERROR 5: Invalid value 'PostgreSQL' for string argument 
> 'output-format'. Should be one among 'json', 'text'.
> $ gdal vector info --format "ESRI Shapefile"
> ERROR 5: Invalid value 'ESRI Shapefile' for string argument 
> 'output-format'. Should be one among 'json', 'text'.
> --
> Andrey
>
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