thanks for your answer:
the command \copy works but the syntax is different
error:
mydb=> \copy weather FROM "/home/fideito/weather.txt";
"/home/fideito/weather.txt";: No such file or directory
error:
mydb=> \copy weather FROM "/home/fideito/weather.txt"
"/home/fideito/weather.txt": No such file or directory
correct syntax:
mydb=> \copy weather FROM /home/fideito/weather.txt
I have to delete the "" and the ";" to make it work.
Do you know why is that?
On 9/28/07, Sean Davis < sdavis2@mail.nih.gov> wrote:Jorge Alberto wrote:
> Hello
> I want to fill in a table from a file, but when I use the COPY command I
> get the following error:
>
> mydb=> COPY weather FROM '/home/fideito/weather.txt';
> ERROR: must be superuser to COPY to or from a file
> HINT: Anyone can COPY to stdout or from stdin. psql's \copy command
> also works for anyone.
>
> But, what can I do if I'm not root?
Use \copy (as the error message suggests) rather than copy. That should
do it.
Sean