Michael Fuhr wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 10:52:29AM -0600, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>   
>> I'd say fix psql. Not sure how far back we should backpatch it. It's
>> interesting that this has been there since 8.0 and is only now discovered.
>>     
>
> The problem is new in 8.2 because COPY (query) doesn't support USING
> DELIMITERS.  COPY tablename does, so it has worked all along.
>
>   

oh, good point. OK, I have cut this quick patch that will continue to 
accept the legacy syntax in psql in non-inline-query cases, but will 
make psql unreservedly emit new style syntax for COPY to the backend.  
Does that seem reasonable, or is it too much of a change for the stable 
branch?

cheers

andrew

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