Re: Help in Getting Started - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Elford,Andrew [Ontario]
Subject Re: Help in Getting Started
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Msg-id 33F9E32CDB0917428758DD583E747CC80DC11B01@OntExch3.ontario.int.ec.gc.ca
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In response to Help in Getting Started  (ray <ray@aarden.us>)
List pgsql-general
From the shell, I use something like this :

psql -d datebasename -U username -c "COPY tablename FROM 'datefile' WITH
DELIMITER ',' NULL '' ;"

You'll have to add the path to the psql binary and to the csv file


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From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of ray
Sent: 2010 November 12 5:59 AM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: [GENERAL] Help in Getting Started

I just downloaded 9.0 onto my laptop and desktop Windows XP machines.
I would like to move data from an Excel spreadsheet into a database.
I understand that a method is to export the worksheet as a CVS and then
'copy' into the database.

I have not been able to get function to happen in the shell.I have tried
creating a database in the shell but failed.  I was able to
create one in pgAdmin III.   I have read a copy tutorials but have not
been able to find one that is a simple step by step.

I would appreciate any help in learning how to learn.

ray

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