On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 08:06:44PM +0100, Andreas wrote: > Hi, > > Problem here is in the morning the first digit of the hour is shown as a > blank so there are 2 blanks before the time so COPY misstakes this as an > empty column and gets confused. > > Can someone point me in the direction of an COPY option I'm not aware > of, or alternativly to some console tool that I can put in the batch > before the import step and replace the 2 blanks with 1 blank. > > I use an OpenSuse server so some linux tool would do.
A simple sed(1) expression should do the trick: sed -E 's/ +/ /g' old-file > new-file GNU sed also allows in-place editing using -i, so you can avoid writing it to a second file. Some seds accept a different flag to enable extended regexps. Cheers, Peter -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
