Re: Can I COPY a VIEW to a File

Kumar S wrote:
> Hi Group,
> I want to copy a view to a output file.
>
> => copy test_uniqueprobeset to
> '/temp/test_uniqueprobeset_focus';
> ERROR: cannot copy from view
> "test_uniqueprobeset_focus"
>
> Is there are wat to capture content of the view.

I would suggest you SELECT the view INTO a temporary table,
then COPY that table. See the SQL reference manual on the
"SELECT INTO" command.

Best regards
Oliver

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