| From: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
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| To: | Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [PATCHES] Add switches for DELIMITER and NULL in pg_dump COPY |
| Date: | 2006-03-08 16:20:39 |
| Message-ID: | 20060308162039.GJ14881@fetter.org |
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On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 11:10:04AM -0500, Neil Conway wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 07:47 -0800, David Fetter wrote:
> > From the earlier discussion, it appears that there is a variety of
> > opinions on what the COPY delimiter should be in pg_dump. This patch
> > allows people to set it and the NULL string.
>
> I'm still not convinced there is a reasonable use-case for this feature.
> I can't recall: did the previous discussion conclude that we actually
> want this functionality?
The previous discussion showed that there is a wide diversity of
opinions on what The Right Delimiter and The Right NULL String(TM)
are.
Thanks for the tips. :) I'll make a revised patch this evening, time
permitting.
Cheers,
D
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