Re: [GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue

2008-11-13 Thread Sam Mason
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:18:56AM -0500, Kevin Duffy wrote: > This worked where E: is on the database server > copy imagineoptions >from 'E:\\ORGDAT~1\\data\\xxxPositions\\20081112_Options.csv' > DELIMITERS ',' CSV ; > > > This does not work fileprint-01 is a different server. > copy ima

Re: [GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue

2008-11-13 Thread Kevin Duffy
ber 12, 2008 5:38 PM To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue The file must be on the server. IIRC, with COPY FROM (as opposed to COPY TO) the path can be relative to the server process dir but it's probably a good idea to always use an absolute path.

Re: [GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue

2008-11-12 Thread brian
The file must be on the server. IIRC, with COPY FROM (as opposed to COPY TO) the path can be relative to the server process dir but it's probably a good idea to always use an absolute path. If you wish to copy from the client machine you can use \copy within psql. b Kevin Duffy wrote: Hello:

Re: [GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue

2008-11-12 Thread brian
> HINT: Use the escape string syntax for backslashes, e.g., E'\\'. Try: COPY imagineoptions FROM E'C:\\Options20081112.csv' ... or: COPY imagineoptions FROM 'C:/Options20081112.csv' ... Kevin Duffy wrote: Hello All: I am attempting to import data from a CSV file. The command I am

[GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue

2008-11-12 Thread Kevin Duffy
Hello: A follow up question that may clear this all up: Is the 'filename' relative to the server machine or the client where pgAdmin is running? Kevin Duffy WR Capital Management 40 Signal Rd Stamford, CT 203-504-6221

[GENERAL] simple COPY FROM issue

2008-11-12 Thread Kevin Duffy
Hello All: I am attempting to import data from a CSV file. The command I am using is as follows: copy imagineoptions from 'C:\\Options20081112.csv' DELIMITERS ',' CSV ; I get the following: WARNING: nonstandard use of \\ in a string literal LINE 1: copy imagineopti