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From Steve Crawford
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In response to psql \copy  (Steve Clark <steve.clark@netwolves.com>)
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On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 8:55 AM Steve Clark <steve.clark@netwolves.com> wrote:
Hello,

I am using psql to copy data extracted from an InfluxDB in csv format into postgresql.
I have a key field on the time field which I have defined as a bigint since the time I get
from InfluxDB is an epoch time.

My question is does psql abort the copy if it hits a duplicate key, or does it keep processing?


The copy will fail. You could import into a temporary table and preprocess then copy to your permanent table or use an ETL solution to remove unwanted data before importing. I don't know the nature of your data or project but perhaps that column isn't suitable for a key.

Cheers,
Steve 

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