Jean-Luc Lachance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > psql -c "COPY table FROM STDIN DELIMITERS ':'" < data.txt > hangs without warning when supplied with more field than the actual > table.
Oh? $ psql regression ... regression=# create table tab (f1 int,f2 int); CREATE regression=# \q $ cat data.txt 1:2:3 4:5:6 $ psql -c "COPY tab FROM STDIN DELIMITERS ':'" regression <data.txt NOTICE: copy: line 1, CopyReadNewline: extra fields ignored NOTICE: copy: line 2, CopyReadNewline: extra fields ignored $ psql regression ... regression=# select * from tab; f1 | f2 ----+---- 1 | 2 4 | 5 (2 rows) regression=# Looks fine from here ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly