Go Standard Library Cookbook

How to do it...

1. Run the following SQL script against your sample database:

        DROP TABLE IF EXISTS post;        CREATE TABLE post (          ID serial,          TITLE varchar(40),          CONTENT varchar(255),          CONSTRAINT pk_post PRIMARY KEY(ID)        );        SELECT * FROM post;

2. Open the console and create the folder chapter08/recipe03.
3. Navigate to the directory.
4. Create the statement.go file with the following content:

        package main        import (          "database/sql"          "fmt"          _ "github.com/lib/pq"        )        const sel = "SELECT * FROM post;"        const trunc = "TRUNCATE TABLE post;"        const ins = "INSERT INTO post(ID,TITLE,CONTENT)                     VALUES (1,'Title 1','Content 1'),                     (2,'Title 2','Content 2') "        func main() {          db := createConnection()          defer db.Close()          _, err := db.Exec(trunc)          if err != nil {            panic(err)          } fmt.Println("Table ...