Re: pgsql: Add regression tests for CSV and \., and add automatic quoting of - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: pgsql: Add regression tests for CSV and \., and add automatic quoting of
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Msg-id 3440.24.211.165.134.1135773359.squirrel@www.dunslane.net
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In response to pgsql: Add regression tests for CSV and \., and add automatic quoting of  (momjian@postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian))
Responses Re: pgsql: Add regression tests for CSV and \., and add  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian said:
> Log Message:
> -----------
> Add regression tests for CSV and \., and add automatic quoting of a
> single column dump that has a \. value, so the load works properly.  I
> also added documentation describing this issue.
>

This seems unnecessarily elaborate, in code that is already byzantine. I
think we can safely quote *any* field that has \. regardless of whether or
not it is a singleton. There's no need to make a single column a special
case - if it's valid for a singleton it's valid for any, and vice versa.

cheers

andrew



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