Re: Syntax Error Inserting From STDIN?

From: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
To: Hunter's Lists <lists(at)lastonepicked(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Syntax Error Inserting From STDIN?
Date: 2005-12-20 19:53:37
Message-ID: 1135108417.18741.13.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 13:30, Hunter's Lists wrote:
> I am trying to run the following:
>
> COPY departments (id, issue_id, title, description, feature_type) FROM
> stdin;
> 23 4 Local Buzz Things to do, people to see, places to go. aspen
>
> I get back:
>
> COPY departments (id, issue_id, title, description, feature_type) FROM
> stdin;
>
> 23 4 Local Buzz Things to do, people to see, places to go. aspen
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "23" at character 80

Seeing that "character 80" I'm gonna guess this is a CR/LF issue. I.e.
pgsql on your machine is seeing the 23 as being on the same line as the
copy departments statement.

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