Adam Witney <awitney(at)sghms(dot)ac(dot)uk> writes:
> Is it possible for the COPY command to read data from a file, but skip
> specific columns?
Nope. When you get into significant massaging of the input data,
usually the best bet is to COPY into a temp table that exactly matches
the format of the data file, and then do your rearrangements using an
INSERT/SELECT into the final target table.
regards, tom lane