Re: COPY enhancements - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: COPY enhancements
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Msg-id 8865.1252696111@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: COPY enhancements  (Emmanuel Cecchet <manu@asterdata.com>)
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Emmanuel Cecchet <manu@asterdata.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> The important point is to look at the grammar, which doesn't have any
>> idea what the specific options are in the list.

> I understand the convenience from a developer perspective but I wonder 
> how this improves the user experience.

It's all in the eye of the beholder I suppose, but I don't find random
pseudo-English phrases to be particularly great to remember or work with
either.  The existing COPY syntax is a complete mess from a user's
viewpoint already, IMO.
        regards, tom lane


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