Re: sqlloader features

From: Jeff Eckermann <jeff_eckermann(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: azwa(at)nc(dot)com(dot)my, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: sqlloader features
Date: 2004-03-12 14:55:53
Message-ID: 20040312145554.85865.qmail@web20808.mail.yahoo.com
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--- azwa(at)nc(dot)com(dot)my wrote:
> Hi ,
>
>
> does postgresql support for the sql loader
> functionality like oracle
> does ??? if no, is there any tools specific to do
> this task connect to
> postgresql database???
> i'm looking into open-source tools that can do
> import & export facility.
> thanks in advance

The PostgreSQL "COPY" command is very efficient at
bulk loading, but has restrictive requirements as to
the data formats that it will accept.

I haven't tried this one, but it might work for you:
http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgimport/projdisplay.php

Otherwise your best alternative is probably to write a
custom script using something like Perl, TCL, Awk or
Sed to edit your data, which can then be piped to
COPY. Something like:
perlscript datafile | psql -c "copy table from stdin"
database

You can read about "COPY" in the "SQL Commands"
section of the manual.
>
>

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