Re: Export CSV from psql - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Jeff Eckermann
Subject Re: Export CSV from psql
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Msg-id 20031124150518.27317.qmail@web20811.mail.yahoo.com
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In response to Re: Export CSV from psql  ("Craig O'Shannessy" <craig@ucw.com.au>)
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--- Craig O'Shannessy <craig@ucw.com.au> wrote:

>
> As it's very unlikely that there are tab's in your
> strings, tab makes a
> much safer field separator.

Probably, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.  I have
found plenty of instances of unexpected tabs,
especially with data generated from character-based
apps, where users tend to forget that they can't tab
from one field to another...  There is no substitute
for checking.

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