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Import from CSV

From
xuan thang
Date:
Hi,
I'm using The PostgresSQL Interactive Terminal In PostgresSQL 8.1.4.
When I import a table from csv file by command "copy table from './table.csv' with csv header", DB Engine add a new line sequence (\n) after a new line sequence(\n) in origin data automatically.
Example:
My data in Employee.csv file: (this file is exported by The PostgresSQL Interactive terminal )

ID             Name                                       Address
1               John                                          City (one new line sequence here)
                                                                   Country
2.................................................................................

I use The PostgresSQL Interactive terminal to import this csv file to DB by command:
"\copy Employee from './Employee.csv' with csv header"
After import , I have data in table Employee of Postgres DB.

ID             Name                                       Address
1               John                                          City (original new line sequence here)
                                                                         (a new line sequence added here automaticaly)
                                                                   Country
2.................................................................................

Please help me to import origin data in csv into table.
Thanks alot!
Xuan Thang.



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Re: Import from CSV

From
"Phillip Smith"
Date:
> When I import a table from csv file by command
> "copy table from './table.csv' with csv header",
> DB Engine add a new line sequence (\n) after a
> new line sequence(\n) in origin data automatically.

Could you do a manual replace afterwards:

UPDATE employee SET address = REPLACE(address, '

', '
');

It's kinda nasty, but it should work...


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