2018-03-26 20:26 GMT+02:00 Daniel Verite <dan...@manitou-mail.org>: > Pavel Stehule wrote: > > > b) the list of pset options is bloating - every possible new format can > > introduce fieldsep_X option > > What new format? > The usefulness of fieldsep does not extend outside of xSV, and it's > no suprise that there have been no other use for a fieldsep-like > variable until now, with the other formats supported in psql. >
I can imagine format based on \t as field separator, or some other invisible chars. > > In fact it's even absurd for any format to use a non-fixed separator > at a place that is key for being parsed unambiguously. > > We could even support only the comma and make it non-configurable > based on the fact it's Comma-Separated-Values, not > Whatever-Separated-Values, except that won't do much > to serve the users interests, as the reality is that > people use various separators. > I don't think so allow only comma as separator is the solution. Regards Pavel > > > Best regards, > -- > Daniel Vérité > PostgreSQL-powered mailer: http://www.manitou-mail.org > Twitter: @DanielVerite >
