BUG #4927: psql does "spoil" the query before sending it to server

From: "handling numeric literals with dots in psql \copy command" <filip(dot)rembialkowski(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #4927: psql does "spoil" the query before sending it to server
Date: 2009-07-17 10:31:52
Message-ID: 200907171031.n6HAVqw3084583@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 4927
Logged by: handling numeric literals with dots in psql \copy
command
Email address: filip(dot)rembialkowski(at)gmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 8.4.0
Operating system: Linux
Description: psql does "spoil" the query before sending it to server
Details:

8.4.0:

filip(at)filip=# \copy ( select 1.23::numeric as num ) to 'out.csv' with csv
header
ERROR: syntax error at or near "."
LINE 1: COPY ( select 1 . 23::numeric as num ) TO STDOUT CSV HEADER
^
\copy: ERROR: syntax error at or near "."
LINE 1: COPY ( select 1 . 23::numeric as num ) TO STDOUT CSV HEADER
^

query inside parentheses is OK.

same bug reproduced in 8.3.7

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