Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > >Someone just asked about a COPY capability to supply the column headings > >as the first line of the copy statement. Do we want to support > >something like that? Does anyone else want such functionality? > > > > > > > > I had it in mind all along as a possible option for CSV mode, but given > the heat that was generated by the minimal implementation we did, I > thought I'd let it rest. > > I certainly think it's worth considering, although I see Tom has > objected :-) . Say we have an option called FIRSTLINELABELS, then on > copy out it would write the headings on the first line, and on copy in > it could just ignore the first line (so it could work symmetrically).
Yes, that is what I was thinking. Is this a TODO? Sure it can be misused but most copy options can be similarly misused. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(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
