Re: csv format for psql

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Daniel Verite <daniel(at)manitou-mail(dot)org>
Cc: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: csv format for psql
Date: 2018-11-08 04:58:34
Message-ID: 20181108045834.GE1222@paquier.xyz
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On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 05:36:54PM +0100, Daniel Verite wrote:
> I guess it could go into a #define in psql/settings.h, along with
> these:
> #define DEFAULT_FIELD_SEP "|"
> #define DEFAULT_RECORD_SEP "\n"

Yes.

> Yes, since we support column names with embedded newlines (even
> though it's hard to think of a legit use case for that) and CSV fields
> support embedded newlines too.

Hm. We would likely want at least a comment about that..

Anyway, I am still going through the patch, so no need to send a new
version for now.
--
Michael

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