using the "copy from" command - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Knepper, Michelle
Subject using the "copy from" command
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Msg-id 57E2A340D65EB240B071FEED12F4777B0794DB@merlin.intellidot.net
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Responses Re: using the "copy from" command
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Hi,

I'm a first-time user of the "Copy ... From..." command, and I'm trying
to load a table from a text flat file.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/sql-copy.html

I'm getting the following error.  Any help will be appreciated.  Thank
you.



[mknepper@barney datafiles]$ psql -U postgres medispan
Welcome to psql 7.3.4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help on internal slash commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit

medispan=# copy mmw_ade_com from
'/home/mknepper/medispan/datafiles/mmwadecom.txt' with delimiter '|';
": can't parse "ne 1, pg_atoi: error in "14608
medispan=#


Table schema:

CREATE TABLE mmw_ade_com
(
    gpi                         VARCHAR(14) NOT NULL,
    mcid                        INTEGER NOT NULL,
    restrictionid               INTEGER NOT NULL,
    sequencenumber              SMALLINT NOT NULL,
    textid                      INTEGER,
    PRIMARY KEY (gpi, mcid, restrictionid, sequencenumber)
);



example of data, from the TXT flat file, called mmwadecom.txt:

01100040100310|5|0|10|14608
01100040100310|8|0|10|17377
01100040100310|8|0|20|18061
01100040100310|8|0|30|14608
01100040100310|22|0|10|18025
01100040100310|30|0|10|14608
01100040100310|36|0|10|14608
01100040100310|115|0|10|13937
01100040100310|115|0|20|18041


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