Re: Please implement a catch-all error handler per row, for COPY - Mailing list pgsql-general

me nefcanto <sn.1361@gmail.com> writes:
> The point is, that there is already an `on_error ignore` clause there. This
> means that somewhere there is a try/catch per row. If I'm wrong, please let
> me know.

You are wrong.  See

https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git&a=commitdiff&h=d9f7f5d32

https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git&a=commitdiff&h=9e2d87011

and a ton of related commits.

It's possible that the specific case of unique-index violations
could be handled in a similar style.  But "catch any error whatever"
is simply not going to happen here, because a subtransaction per
row is not practical.

            regards, tom lane