Re: unable to read composite types from CSV files

On Thursday, April 19, 2018, Ian Bell <ib(at)ianbellsoftware(dot)com> wrote:

> If you don’t mind, could you point out the section in the PostgreSql
> manual/documentation where this is discussed/explained. I have repeatedly
> read section 8.16.6 (i.e. Composite Type Input and Output Syntax) but it
> does not appear to include this detail.
>
> Your problem is lower-level than the composite type, it's not
understanding csv. Read the copy docs, csv format section to learn more.

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/sql-copy.html

The syntax for the composite is embedded in a csv file so first you have to
parse the csv then you pass the result to the composite input constructor.
If you enter it literally in a script file you can ignore the csv format
stuff and go immediately to the syntax of the Typed data you wish to create.

David J.