Thread: dump data into complex type table

hi,everyone,first thank you help me relove the problem about complex type. now i have other two question about complex type field. firstly, i want to know if the complex type data can be dump into the database by command 'copy'? secondly, i try it but failure. The following is detail about my operation. my data which need be dump into data is text file and the table accepting the data is include a complex type field. format of text file is : "dd",20,"1,"010301040213","石红","红河州弥勒县虹溪镇虹溪村委会东门村小组","K236","(2005-1-1,2005-12-31)"" "ww",2,"2,"010301010975","陈永华","红河州弥勒县虹溪镇虹溪村委会西门村小组","K236","(2005-1-1,2005-12-31)"" my table is: CREATE TABLE test2 ( address character varying(30), area1 numeric, att attritest ) WITH (OIDS=FALSE); ALTER TABLE test2 OWNER TO stuser; attritest is complex type and define is: CREATE TYPE attritest AS(ID integer, planter_no character(20).planter_name character(20),planter_address character varying(50),planter_type character(10), validtime lifetime); lifetime also complex type and includes (starttime date,endtime date) my COPY commamn is: copy test2 from 'e:\\test.txt' with DELIMITE ','; the error is: ERROR: extra data afterlase expected column. thank you! xiaochun wu

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windwxc@sina.com wrote:
> hi,everyone,first thank you help me relove the problem about complex type.
> now i have other two question about complex type field.
> firstly, i want to know if the complex type data can be dump into the database by command 'copy'?
> secondly, i try it but failure. The following is detail about my operation. my data which need be dump into data is
textfile and the table accepting the data is include a complex type field. 
> format of text file is :
> "dd",20,"1,"010301040213","石红","红河州弥勒县虹溪镇虹溪村委会东门村小组","K236","(2005-1-1,2005-12-31)""
> "ww",2,"2,"010301010975","陈永华","红河州弥勒县虹溪镇虹溪村委会西门村小组","K236","(2005-1-1,2005-12-31)""
>

Try using tabs and omitting the double quotes.

If you still have problems, use pg_dump to dump a table containing your
complex values and examine the dump file. That'll show you how it needs
to be done.

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Craig Ringer