It's been done already.
see http://developer.postgresql.org/todo.php and
http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/sql-copy.html
cheers
andrew
Umberto Zappi wrote:
> I wish modify COPY command for support of CSV files (dump/load files in
> CSV format).
> I think this option is very important from import data from spreedsheet
> as OpenOffice/calc or M$/excel.
> I have found this task in TODO list, also.
>
> I've begin my work, modify COPY syntax in:
>
> COPY tablename [ ( column [, ...] ) ]
> FROM { 'filename' | STDIN }
> [ [ WITH ]
> [ BINARY ]
> [ OIDS ]
> [ DELIMITER [ AS ] 'delimiter' ]
> [ [ OPTIONALLY ] ENCLOSED [ BY ] 'delimiter1' [ AND
> 'delimiter2' ] ]
> [ NULL [ AS ] 'null string' ] ]
>
> COPY tablename [ ( column [, ...] ) ]
> TO { 'filename' | STDOUT }
> [ [ WITH ]
> [ BINARY ]
> [ OIDS ]
> [ DELIMITER [ AS ] 'delimiter' ]
> [ ENCLOSED [ BY ] 'delimiter1' [ AND 'delimiter2' ] ]
> [ NULL [ AS ] 'null string' ] ]
>
> Syntax is like to control-file of Oracle's utility sql*load.
> Enclosed define the first and second delimiters (if are different)
> which surround each field.
> The delimiters may be optionally if keyword exists.
>
> At soon!
> Umberto Zappi.
>
>
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