Jean-Luc Lachance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> psql -c "COPY table FROM STDIN DELIMITERS ':'" < data.txt
> hangs without warning when supplied with more field than the actual
> table.

Oh?

$ psql regression
...
regression=# create table tab (f1 int,f2 int);
CREATE
regression=# \q
$ cat data.txt
1:2:3
4:5:6
$ psql -c "COPY tab FROM STDIN DELIMITERS ':'" regression <data.txt
NOTICE:  copy: line 1, CopyReadNewline: extra fields ignored
NOTICE:  copy: line 2, CopyReadNewline: extra fields ignored
$ psql regression
...
regression=# select * from tab;
 f1 | f2
----+----
  1 |  2
  4 |  5
(2 rows)

regression=#

Looks fine from here ...

                        regards, tom lane

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