Gregory Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Of what use is the above comment? You have to parse the input into >> fields somehow.
> Well those two requirements aren't inconsistent if you're using fixed-width > input text files. Not that I'm enamoured of such file formats, just saying. [ shrug... ] And of course, shoving a large quantity of padding spaces through the software has zero cost. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org