Re: copy command - date

On Aug 12, 2007, at 20:49 , novice wrote:

> I'm using pg version 8.2.4.  What is the best method to load this
> data?
> I have just a little over 55,000 entries.
>
> db5=>  \copy maintenance FROM test.txt
> ERROR:  invalid input syntax for integer: "3665   OK           SM
> 07/07/13 06:09"
> CONTEXT:  COPY maintenance, line 1, column maintenance_id: "3665   OK
>          SM 07/07/13 06:09"

I'd say your tabs have been converted to spaces so the COPY command
is not delimiting the fields as you expect.

Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net