Re: COPY enhancements - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: COPY enhancements
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Msg-id 23261.1252691435@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: COPY enhancements  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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David Fetter <david@fetter.org> writes:
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:37:33AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> No, it *isn't* cheap.  Particularly not for COPY, for which we need
>> an ad-hoc parser in psql.

> Is there some way we can use the regular parser, as plpgsql is moving
> to, or is there just too much wound into the server?

The reason that's an option for plpgsql is it's running inside the
server.  The amount of baggage gram.y would carry along is daunting.
        regards, tom lane


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