| From: | John McKown <jmckown(at)prodigy(dot)net> |
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| To: | "Roderick A(dot) Anderson" <raanders(at)altoplanos(dot)net> |
| Cc: | "PostgreSQL::General List" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Importing into Postgres from a csv file |
| Date: | 2000-08-24 17:42:20 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.21.0008241240500.1830-100000@linux2.johnmckown.net |
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On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, John McKown wrote:
>
> > I think that you can do this using the COPY verb in psql.
> >
> > COPY table FROM file USING DELIMITERS ',';
>
> Be aware you will probably have to start psql as the postgres (superuser)
> to use the COPY command.
>
> But ... the \copy version is usable by normal users.
Why do you need to be the postgres superuser to do this this? I admin that
I have only used the COPY table FROM STDIN; version of the command. It
works under my "normal" id.
Just curious,
John
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