Re: "COPY FROM" recognize \xDD sequence - addition to - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Gavin Sherry
Subject Re: "COPY FROM" recognize \xDD sequence - addition to
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.21.0210171445360.22041-100000@linuxworld.com.au
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In response to Re: "COPY FROM" recognize \xDD sequence - addition to copy.c  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: "COPY FROM" recognize \xDD sequence - addition to  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Right now we assume \XXX is octal.  We could support \x as hex because
> > \x isn't any special backslash character.  However, no one has ever
> > asked for this.  Does anyone else think this would be benficial?
> 
> Well, it seems pretty localized and harmless.  If it lets us import
> Sybase dumps, doesn't that boost our plans for world domination? ;-)

Can we add:
    o    World Domination

To the TODO list?

Gavin



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