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From: Tony and Bryn Reina <reina_ga@hotmail.com>
To: Christoph Haller <ch@rodos.fzk.de>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Help with COPY command
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:54:14 +0200
Message-ID: <BAY8-DAV65eHRW2w7Xy0002ad3d@hotmail.com> (raw)
References: <200404141342.PAA21729@rodos>

Thanks for the reply. 

-Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christoph Haller" <ch@rodos.fzk.de>
To: "Tony Reina" <reina_ga@hotmail.com>
Cc: <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [SQL] Help with COPY command


> > 
> > Ok. I found the libpq syntax for COPY in the Programmer's manual. I've
> > got a working version, but wanted to verify something.
> > 
> > PQexec(conn, "COPY foo FROM STDIN");
> > PQputline(conn, "3\thello world\t4.5\n");
> > PQputline(conn,"4\tgoodbye world\t7.11\n");
> > ...
> > PQputline(conn,"\\.\n");
> > PQendcopy(conn);
> > 
> > 1. I'm assuming that I can put in as many PQputline statements as I
> > want to between the PQexec("COPY ... FROM ...") and the terminator
> > line. Is that correct? No limit?
> > 
> > 2. Do any of these lines need to be followed by a PQclear(res)? What
> > about the first PQexec?
> > 
> > -Tony
> > 
> ad 1. Yes, no limit. 
> ad 2. I use PQclear following the PQexec. 
> 
> Regards, Christoph 
> 
> 



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