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+ To copy just the countries whose names start with 'A' into a file
+ using a temporary table which goes away at the end of the
+ transaction. This workaround will probably not be
+ needed for PostgreSQL 8.2 and
+ later.
+
+ BEGIN;
+ CREATE TEMP TABLE a_list_COUNTRIES AS
+ SELECT * FROM country WHERE country_name LIKE 'A%';
+ COPY a_list_countries TO '/usr1/proj/bray/sql/a_list_countries.copy';
+ ROLLBACK;
+ VACUUM;
+
+
+
+
Here is a sample of data suitable for copying into a table from
STDIN: