On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> wrote:
> On 09/21/2016 02:23 AM, Patrick B wrote: > >> Hi guys, >> >> I'm exporting some data for testing purpose. >> >> COPY (SELECT >> name_first >> name_last, >> email, >> company >> FROM >> clients >> ) >> TO '/var/lib/pgsql/test1.csv' DELIMITER ',' csv HEADER QUOTE '"'; >> >> >> >> cat /var/lib/pgsql/test1.csv >> >> "","",hiddenem...@hotmail.com >> <mailto:hiddenem...@hotmail.com>,"",John Wayne >> >> > In your COPY you have fields and in the CSV file you have five. > Are you looking at the correct file? > > >> See how the email and the company aren't into two "? >> > > Have no idea what you are trying to say. > > hiddenem...@hotmail.com looks like a correct email to me. > > Maybe if you show what the data is in the table? > > >> *What I need is:* >> >> "","","hiddenem...@hotmail.com >> <mailto:hiddenem...@hotmail.com>","","John Wayne" >> >> >> I thought that by putting QUOTE the COPY would do that? >> >> Is there any way I can put the " into those fields? >> >> Cheers >> >> Patrick >> >> > > -- > Adrian Klaver > adrian.kla...@aklaver.com > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > Perhaps you mean you want to quote of all strings? For that you use FORCE QUOTE. eg: COPY (SELECT name_first name_last, email, company FROM clients ) TO '/var/lib/pgsql/test1.csv' DELIMITER ',' csv HEADER QUOTE '"'; FORCE QUOTE name_first, name_last, email, company; Please RTFM *https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/sql-copy.html <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/sql-copy.html>* -- *Melvin Davidson* I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
