Added to TODO: > o Allow COPY to optionally include column headings as the first
I know Tom didn't like it but there were others who did. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > >Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>>I certainly think it's worth considering, although I see Tom has > >>>objected :-) . Say we have an option called FIRSTLINELABELS, then on > >>>copy out it would write the headings on the first line, and on copy in > >>>it could just ignore the first line (so it could work symmetrically). > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > >>Yes, that is what I was thinking. Is this a TODO? Sure it can be > >>misused but most copy options can be similarly misused. > >> > >> > > > >Most copy options will result in obvious failures if misused. I dislike > >this one because of the high risk of silent corruption of your data > >(loss of a row or insertion of a row that shouldn't be there). > >Considering no one has even made a positive case why we should add it > >(for instance, a use-case where it's necessary), I don't think it > >belongs in the to-do list. > > > > > > > > > > The use case is that it fits in with the way spreadsheets usually do > data tables, and many will only allow you to export a whole worksheet > (including the heading row) to CSV, not a part of one. Conversely, > working with imported data tables will be harder if they lack headings. > > cheers > > andrew > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
