Re: \copy produces CSV output that cannot be read by \copy

Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> The format produced by COPY OUT looks fine to me, and can be reloaded
> with a plain COPY (not \copy). And you may be interested in this bit
> from src/bin/psql/copy.c:
> /*
> * This code erroneously assumes '\.' on a line alone
> * inside a quoted CSV string terminates the \copy.
> *
> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/E1TdNVQ-0001ju-GO@wrigleys.postgresql.org
> */

I wonder if it would improve matters to check for "\." only when
copystream == pset.cur_cmd_source, that is, only when the copy data
is inlined into the SQL stream. That would create an inconsistency
between inline and out-of-line data, but it might be a reasonable
thing to do anyway.

regards, tom lane