Re: Clipboard update - Mailing list pgadmin-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Clipboard update
Date
Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCEA3529D@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Clipboard update  (edigeronimo@xtracard.com)
Responses Re: Clipboard update
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> >>Here's a small update to the clipboard support. It adds an
> option to
> >>allow using Tab as the column separator.
> >>
> >>Using tab as the separator allows you to paste the results
> into Excel
> >>and OpenOffice Calc while retaining the columns. I haven't had the
> >>chance to test it, but I think it will also allow you to paste rows
> >>into SQL Server's Enterprise Manager.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Ed, patch applied.
> >
> >
> >>We should probably consider making the default copy settings be tab
> >>deliminated with no quoting, as that's how both Excel and the SQL
> >>Server tools put data into the clipboard.
> >
> >
> > That's fine with me - does anyone object?
>
> Only for copy/paste; in files "tab is crap"

Agreement from me. Question though: Is the "standard format"
platform-dependent? What would it typically be on macos or linux?
Perhaps it needs a different default?

//Magnus

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