Re: Query output into a space delimited/location sensitive file - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Query output into a space delimited/location sensitive file
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Msg-id 200802162329.m1GNTaj20892@momjian.us
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In response to Query output into a space delimited/location sensitive file  (Ubence Quevedo <r0d3nt@pacbell.net>)
Responses Re: Query output into a space delimited/location sensitive file
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Ubence Quevedo wrote:
> What would the command be to have a query result be put into a
> location/space sensitive file [position 1 through 5 would be one thing
> where position 6 through 10 would be the next field, 11 through 16
> another, etc]?  Is this even possible with Postgres?

Not possible --- many data types are of variable length.

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