Re: Using psql to feed a file line by line to a table column

2013/3/13 Alexander Farber <alexander(dot)farber(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> Unfortunately doesn't work -
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> 2013/3/13 Alexander Farber <alexander(dot)farber(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>>>
>>> I have a list of 400000 non-english words,
>>> each on a separate line and in UTF8 format,
>>> which I'd like to put in the "word" column
>>> of the following table (also in UTF8 and 8.4.13):
>>>
>>> create table good_words (
>>> word varchar(64) primary key,
>>> verified boolean not null default false,
>>> stamp timestamp default current_timestamp
>>> );
>>>
>
>>
>> This should work from psql:
>>
>> \copy good_words(word) from '/path/to/file.txt'
>
> I try:
>
> bukvy=> \copy bukvy_good_words(word) from WORDS ;
> \copy: parse error at ";"
> bukvy=> \copy bukvy_good_words(word) from 'WORDS' ;
> \copy: parse error at ";"
> bukvy=> \copy bukvy_good_words(word) from "WORDS" ;
> \copy: parse error at ";"
> bukvy=> \copy bukvy_good_words(word) from '/home/afarber/WORDS' ;
> \copy: parse error at ";"
> bukvy=> \copy bukvy_good_words(word) from "/home/afarber/WORDS" ;
> \copy: parse error at ";"
>
> (sorry, lied you about the table name :-)
>
> The file is in the home dir and readable:
>
> # ls -al WORDS
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 afarber afarber 8263539 Mar 12 2013 WORDS
>
> Any ideas, what is wrong there for 8.4.13 ?

Yup:

\copy: parse error at ";"

which is psql telling you it doesn't like the semicolon. Try
leaving it out...