I'm using pg version 8.2.4. What is the best method to load this data?
I have just a little over 55,000 entries.
db5=> \copy maintenance FROM test.txt
ERROR: invalid input syntax for integer: "3665 OK SM
07/07/13 06:09"
CONTEXT: COPY maintenance, line 1, column maintenance_id: "3665 OK
SM 07/07/13 06:09"
Table "pm.maintenance"
Column | Type |
Modifiers
-----------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------
maintenance_id | integer | not null default
nextval('maintenance_maintenance_id_seq'::regclass)
meter_id | integer |
status | character(3) |
inspector | character(2) |
inspection_date | timestamp with time zone |
On 13/08/07, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> novice <user.postgresql@gmail.com> writes:
> > I'm having trouble loading the date field. Should I convert it first
> > or should I be using a text processor before loading the data in?
>
> > 3665 OK SM 07/07/13 06:09
> > 5162 OK SM 07/02/12 06:10
> > 3665 OK SM 07/06/19 06:10
>
> What sort of trouble, exactly?
>
> I'm guessing that you might need to set DateStyle to tell Postgres what
> the date field ordering is, but without seeing any error messages that's
> strictly a guess.
>
> regards, tom lane
