Re: multiline CSV fields - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Greg Stark
Subject Re: multiline CSV fields
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Msg-id 878y98dsuf.fsf@stark.xeocode.com
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In response to Re: multiline CSV fields  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: multiline CSV fields  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:

> I would vote in favor of removing the current code that attempts to
> support unquoted newlines, and waiting to see if there are complaints.

Uhm. *raises hand*

I agree with your argument but one way or another I have to load these CSVs
I'm given. And like it or not virtually all the CSVs people get are going to
be coming from Excel. So far with 7.4 I've just opened them up in Emacs and
removed the newlines, but it's a royal pain in the arse.

-- 
greg



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