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* Field Separator not working?
@ 2005-10-19 10:19 Mario Splivalo <mario.splivalo@mobart.hr>
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From: Mario Splivalo @ 2005-10-19 10:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
I'm having troubles setting the field separator. I tried this on pg7.4,
8.0 and 8.1beta, and I always get the same results.
So, from within psql i do:
pulitzer2=# select * from pg_user;
usename | usesysid | usecreatedb | usesuper | usecatupd | passwd |
valuntil | useconfig
-----------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------
mario | 1 | t | t | t | ******** |
|
postgres | 100 | t | t | t | ******** |
|
pulitzer2 | 102 | f | f | f | ******** |
infinity |
101 | 101 | f | f | f | ******** |
infinity |
(4 rows)
pulitzer2=# \t
Showing only tuples.
pulitzer2=# \f#
Field separator is "#".
pulitzer2=# select * from pg_user;
mario | 1 | t | t | t | ******** |
|
postgres | 100 | t | t | t | ******** |
|
pulitzer2 | 102 | f | f | f | ******** |
infinity |
101 | 101 | f | f | f | ******** |
infinity |
pulitzer2=#
psql does tell me that I changed the field separator to "#", but it
still uses "|" as separator. I'm parsing the script from bash, using
psql, and setting the field separator options on the command line, but I
get similair results, the field separator is always "|", so I need to
awk-it with -F, but sometimes I have problems because data in my tables
often contain "|" charachter.
I've been looking trough the psql source code, but just like that, it's
too big hassle for me now :)
Am I doing something wrong?
Mike
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Mario Splivalo
Mob-Art
mario.splivalo@mobart.hr
"I can do it quick, I can do it cheap, I can do it well. Pick any two."
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* Re: Field Separator not working?
@ 2005-10-19 10:43 Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
parent: Mario Splivalo <mario.splivalo@mobart.hr>
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From: Richard Huxton @ 2005-10-19 10:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mario.splivalo@mobart.hr; +Cc: pgsql-sql
Mario Splivalo wrote:
> pulitzer2=# \t
> Showing only tuples.
> pulitzer2=# \f#
> Field separator is "#".
> pulitzer2=# select * from pg_user;
> mario | 1 | t | t | t | ******** |
> psql does tell me that I changed the field separator to "#", but it
> still uses "|" as separator. I'm parsing the script from bash, using
> psql, and setting the field separator options on the command line, but I
> get similair results, the field separator is always "|", so I need to
> awk-it with -F, but sometimes I have problems because data in my tables
> often contain "|" charachter.
You'll want this too:
\pset format unaligned
man psql or see the manual for full details
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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* Re: Field Separator not working?
@ 2005-10-19 12:19 Mario Splivalo <mario.splivalo@mobart.hr>
parent: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mario Splivalo @ 2005-10-19 12:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>; +Cc: pgsql-sql
On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 11:43 +0100, Richard Huxton wrote:
> Mario Splivalo wrote:
> > pulitzer2=# \t
> > Showing only tuples.
> > pulitzer2=# \f#
> > Field separator is "#".
> > pulitzer2=# select * from pg_user;
> > mario | 1 | t | t | t | ******** |
>
> > psql does tell me that I changed the field separator to "#", but it
> > still uses "|" as separator. I'm parsing the script from bash, using
> > psql, and setting the field separator options on the command line, but I
> > get similair results, the field separator is always "|", so I need to
> > awk-it with -F, but sometimes I have problems because data in my tables
> > often contain "|" charachter.
>
> You'll want this too:
> \pset format unaligned
>
> man psql or see the manual for full details
Hopla. It works perfetcly, thnx. Sometimes we're lazy to trough-read the
manuals :)
Mario
--
Mario Splivalo
Mob-Art
mario.splivalo@mobart.hr
"I can do it quick, I can do it cheap, I can do it well. Pick any two."
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