insert vs. copy in pgAdmin

Apologies for possibly “cross-listing” (there is a reason I subscribed to the list entitled, “novice” ; )

I think I should have directed my pgAdmin question to this list:

Hello all,

When I use the import (csv) into a table feature, it makes a copy. This is not working for our database folks (they need to auto-populate a date/time field and for whatever reason, cannot do this if I “copy” the csv into the db).
Is there a way to import and stipulate “insert” instead (using pgAdmin, that is).

Thanks,
Sharon

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Sharon Schlaffer
Naval Research Laboratory - Code 8111
Naval Center for Space Technology, Technical Staff
4555 Overlook Ave. SW. Washington, DC 20375-5000
Tel: 202-329-4648 (Mobile); 301-585-6116 (Home)
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From: Sharon Schlaffer <Sharon(dot)Schlaffer(at)nrl(dot)navy(dot)mil>
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:59 AM
To: "pgsql-novice(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-novice(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: insert vs. copy in pgAdmin

Hello all,

When I use the import (csv) into a table feature, it makes a copy. This is not working for our database folks (they need to auto-populate a date/time field and for whatever reason, cannot do this if I “copy” the csv into the db).
Is there a way to import and stipulate “insert” instead (using pgAdmin, that is).

Thanks,
Sharon

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Sharon Schlaffer
sharon(dot)schlaffer(at)nrl(dot)navy(dot)mil