Re: COPY WITH CSV FORCE QUOTE *

Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 7/16/09 1:55 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> Well, somebody had better suggest a syntax for it, preferably without
>> adding yet another keyword.
>
> Actually, all that needs to happen is for NULL AS to accept '""' as a 
> string.  Right now that produces:
>
> ERROR:  CSV quote character must not appear in the NULL specification
>
> What's the issue with that?  I can see how NULL AS '"' would break 
> things, but if I wanted NULL AS '"Josh"' shouldn't I be able to have it?
>

See previous thread on -patches/-hackers "allow CSV quote in NULL" in 
July 2007.

Quite apart from any other objection, doing what you suggest will not be 
column-by-column, like what I suggested. It's an all or nothing deal.

cheers

andrew