Re: select into ...outfile

On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 22:50, Clinton Adams wrote:
>
> I need to generate text files from queries.  In mysql this was SELECT INTO
> OUTFILE.  Is it a two step process with postgres - SELECT INTO TEMPORARY
> TABLE then COPY TABLE?

That will work, but you cannot do much with the formatting.

The most direct way for you to do what you want is to use \o OUTFILE
from psql.  You can use other psql options to change the field
delimiters, if you want to export to a spreadsheet, for example; or you
can output in HTML or LaTeX format.

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