Re: [BUGS] BUG #2114: (patch) COPY FROM ... end of copy marker

Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > The big problem is that \. is also a valid
> >CSV data value (though not a valid non-CSV data value). So, the
> >solution we came up with was to require \. to appear alone on a line in
> >CSV mode for it to be treated as end-of-copy.
> >
>
> According to the docs, that's the way to specify EOD in both text and
> CSV mode:
>
> End of data can be represented by a single line containing just
> backslash-period.

Right, but in non-CSV mode, we allow \. at the end of any line because
it is unique so I kept that behavior. That is not documented however.

> Your analysis regarding line_buf.len seems correct.
>
> We probably should have a regression test with \. in a CSV field.

Agreed. My test for CSV was simple, just try loading:

x\.
x\.b
\.c

all should load literally, but they fail.

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