Re: CSV files & empty strings

From: Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>
To: Nate Randall <nate1604(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CSV files & empty strings
Date: 2009-10-20 14:15:29
Message-ID: 4ADDC601.8070200@iol.ie
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On 20/10/2009 05:55, Nate Randall wrote:
> I am new to Postgre, having formerly used Filemaker Pro. I need to
> import CSV files into Postgre which contain some empty string "" values
> in several date-type fields. I am able to import the CSV files into
> Postgre with the COPY FROM command if the datefields are converted to
> text fields in Postgre. However, I need some method of "converting" the
> empty string "" values into NULL values after import, so that I can
> change the date fields back to date-type. Any suggestions on how this
> could be accomplished?

How about:

update <table> set <column> = null where <column> = '';

?

Ray.

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