Re: Copy function syntax on 8.1 - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Mike G.
Subject Re: Copy function syntax on 8.1
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Msg-id 20050830194953.GA10572@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Copy function syntax on 8.1  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Copy function syntax on 8.1
List pgsql-novice
Thank you.

Perhaps this should be added to the TODO list?  New section specifically for issues related to this?

Mike

On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 01:54:56PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Mike G." <mike@thegodshalls.com> writes:
> > On the non windows platforms you can issue the copy statement and the file path syntax is exactly the same as if
youwere changing directories in a shell.  No special escaping or syntax is needed. 
> > It would be nice if the same could be done for those forced to use windows.
>
> Well, that's one reason why we are migrating towards backslashes not
> being special in strings.  It's going to take awhile to get there,
> though, because we can't just change it without a lot of advance notice.
> There are too many programs that would break.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
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