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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:10:51 -0700
From: Rob Sargentg <robjsargent@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: \copy multiline
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On 11/29/2012 02:33 AM, Guillaume Lelarge wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 21:21 -0600, Seb wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I use \copy to output tables into CSV files:
>>
>> \copy (SELECT ...) TO 'a.csv' CSV
>>
>> but for long and complex SELECT statements, it is cumbersome and
>> confusing to write everything in a single line, and multiline statements
>> don't seem to be accepted.  Is there an alternative, or am I missing an
>> continuation-character/option/variable that would allow multiline
>> statements in this case?
>>
> A simple way to workaround this issue is to create a view with your
> query and use the view in the \copy meta-command of psql. Of course, it
> means you need to have the permission to create views in the database.
>
>
Or maybe a function returning a table or set of records. Might be 
slightly more flexible than the view.


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