Re: Postgresql string parsing

On Mar 29, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Tony Caduto wrote:
> ycrux(at)club-internet(dot)fr wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>> I'm looking for the fatest way to parse string in a postgresql
>> function and insert each parsed chunk in a table. Something like
>> that:
>>
>>
> You might be able to use the |string_to_array function which |
> splits a string into array elements using the provided delimiter
> which could be a EOL marker.
> Then use a loop to iterate through the array and insert into
> your table.

Using a language other than plpgsql might also be a good idea. Perl,
for example.
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