Can't -- the main production database is over at a CoLo site with access only available via SSH, and tightly-restricted SSH at that. Generally one of the developers will SSH over to the server, pull out whatever data is needed into a text file via psql or pg_dump, scp the file(s) back here and send them to the user.
We're working on implementing a full-blown reporting system to eliminate some of this need, but it's not quite there yet. However, CSV is a very handy format to use to send data to other people (especially "less technical" users), so even in the future the ability to export to CSV would be handy. - Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua D. Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 4:15 PM > To: Bill Bartlett > Cc: 'Andrew Dunstan'; 'Tom Lane'; 'PG Hackers' > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] CSV mode option for pg_dump > > > Bill Bartlett wrote: > > Here's me speaking up -- I'd definitely use it! As a > quick way to pull > > data into Excel to do basic reports or analysis, a CSV > format would be > > great. > > Why not just use ODBC? > > Joshua D. Drake > -- > > === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === > Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: > +1.800.492.2240 > Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions > since 1997 > http://www.commandprompt.com/ > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: 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
