Re: proposal: psql \setfileref

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Corey Huinker <corey(dot)huinker(at)gmail(dot)com>, Gilles Darold <gilles(dot)darold(at)dalibo(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: proposal: psql \setfileref
Date: 2016-10-10 04:07:08
Message-ID: CAFj8pRBs46ciKapeq4ES0Q4Yk9xA9X2yEX6kB1RqSkCFmGOWQQ@mail.gmail.com
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2016-10-10 5:26 GMT+02:00 Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>:

> On 10/9/16 9:54 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
>> I understand, but I am not sure how difficult implementation it is. This
>>> part
>>> > (COPY input) doesn't support parametrization - and parametrization can
>>> have a
>>> > negative performance impact.
>>>
>> And it would need to be \:file_ref in COPY so real data doesn't trigger
>> it.
>>
>
> ISTM it'd be much saner to just restrict file ref's to only working with
> psql's \COPY, and not server-side COPY.
>

What should be a benefit, use case for file ref for client side \COPY ?

Regards

Pavel

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