Re: help with COPY from .csv file into database

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: michael(at)floog(dot)net
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: help with COPY from .csv file into database
Date: 2004-08-04 16:22:36
Message-ID: 1091636555.31602.2982.camel@linda
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On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 17:16, michael(at)floog(dot)net wrote:
> Hi Oliver,
>
> This time the copy command appeared to work, except for the "CFW" entry
> in the integer-formatted column, but then trying to view the data shows
> the long hyphenated line again and no readable data.
>
> What do you think is causing this?

Precisely that. Either all the data goes in or none of it does.

Clean up your input file and it will work.

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