Re: documentation for SQL "COPY" says "FORMAT"

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: randumbloggr(at)gmail(dot)com, "pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: documentation for SQL "COPY" says "FORMAT"
Date: 2017-12-06 00:18:35
Message-ID: 18010.1512519515@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:01 PM, <randumbloggr(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> the documentation for the copy command (since version 9.0) says to use the
>> keyword &quot;FORMAT&quot; , this keyword should be omitted

> I'm pretty sure the docs are correct. You should provide the exact
> commands you think should work and the error message you receive when you
> execute said commands.

I think probably the OP is confusing the current COPY syntax with the
obsolete form documented at the bottom of the COPY page.

regards, tom lane

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