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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #1269: Copy To Gives Relative path error when explicit path given.
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Msg-id 23857.1096158965@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #1269: Copy To Gives Relative path error when explicit path given.  ("PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>)
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"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> writes:
> testdb=# COPY users TO 'D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\DataFlatFiles\usersdata';
> ERROR:  relative path not allowed for COPY to file

You need to double the backslashes.  Or use forward slashes.

            regards, tom lane

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