Re: multiline CSV fields - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Greg Stark
Subject Re: multiline CSV fields
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Msg-id 87d5xv8gk4.fsf@stark.xeocode.com
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In response to Re: multiline CSV fields  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:

> FWIW, I don't make a habit of using multiline fields in my spreadsheets - and
> some users I have spoken to aren't even aware that you can have them at all.

Unfortunately I don't get a choice. I offer a field on the web site where
users can upload an excel sheet. Some of the fields of my database are
expected to have multi-line text in them. So I expect virtually all the
uploads to have multi-line fields in them.

So as far as I'm concerned, this import system is simply unusable. I have to
write a program to do the import. Since I was always planning to write such a
program I'm not too disappointed though.

-- 
greg



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