Re: Copy Comand question

From: John Taylor <postgres(at)jtresponse(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Pgsql-Novice (E-mail)" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Copy Comand question
Date: 2002-05-27 07:12:43
Message-ID: 02052708124301.01493@splash.hq.jtresponse.co.uk
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On Sunday 26 May 2002 04:22, you wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-05-25 at 18:38, Sharon Cowling wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using the copy command to create a .csv file, how do I include the table headings, or headings of my choice?
> > The purpose of this paticular .csv file is to enable the users to download data from a web page and then report on it using MS Excel.  It works fine apart from not having any headings, which the users need as there can be a lot of data in the .csv file.

> It's not possible. COPY is meant to dump raw data from a table.

I know it is a bit of a bodge - but ...
How about having a heading table.
Then create a view which is a union to the two tables, and copy out the view.

JohnT

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