Re: Proposal: new pg_dump options --copy-delimiter and

> Those who don't use it will never see it.
>
It does however add more maintenance to the code.

>> Furthermore, it's quite unclear why you'd use pg_dump at all to
>> generate a data file that you intend to feed to some other program.
>>
>
> In my case, it's about being copy/paste friendly.
>
David I don't get this... what are you copying from/to that would
wouldn't just script? If you throw into a script you can change
the delimiter on the fly using translation.

> Actually, it's not. I'm attaching my preliminary patch, as I see I
> haven't explained it well enough.
>
Perhaps a test case that shows the productivity of it? I am not
arguing whether or not this is a useful feature but I don't
see the purpose.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

> Cheers,
> D
>

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