Hi,
U can insert the data from a file to the table using the copy command
COPY table_name FROM 'filename' USING DELIMITERS 'del'
Better u give absolute pate when referring to the filename.
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 rodneyr(at)embratel(dot)com(dot)br wrote:
> How can I inserting data from a file into PostgreSQL? I've tried the
> following SQL command, but it didn't work:
>
> INSERTO INTO table_name
> (column_name[, ...])
> FROM FILE 'file_name' (data_type, ...)
>
> I received the message:
>
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "from"
>
> Besides, which caracter must we use to separate the columns into the file?
> I used ",". Is it correct?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rodney.
>
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