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From: Humair Mohammed <humairm@hotmail.com>
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Subject: COPY with FORMAT in Postgresql 9.x
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Postgres 9.x provies the COPY command with new syntax with a new option cal=
led FORMAT
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-copy.html
However when I run the following command:
COPY dQstn FROM 'c:/bcp/postgres/dQstn.csv' WITH FORMAT csv=3B
I get the following error message:
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "FORMAT"
If I use the 8.x syntax without the FORMAT option it works fine. 		 	   		 =
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To: Humair Mohammed <humairm@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: COPY with FORMAT in Postgresql 9.x 
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Humair Mohammed <humairm@hotmail.com> writes:
> Postgres 9.x provies the COPY command with new syntax with a new option called FORMAT
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-copy.html
> However when I run the following command:
> COPY dQstn FROM 'c:/bcp/postgres/dQstn.csv' WITH FORMAT csv;
> I get the following error message:
> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "FORMAT"
> If I use the 8.x syntax without the FORMAT option it works fine. 		 	   		  

This is expected: you have to use the new syntax (with parens) for
any of the new options.

			regards, tom lane