Hi Paul, On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 08:19 +0900, Paul Lambert wrote: > I'm attempting to copy from a table into a file using a select query > inside the copy. > > The following is my command: > > COPY (SELECT DISTINCT ON (dealer_id,appraisal_id) * FROM > appraisals_temp) TO 'c:\autodrs_appraisal_new.txt' WITH DELIMITER AS '^' > CSV HEADER; > > I get the following returned: > > WARNING: nonstandard use of escape in a string literal > LINE 1: ...ealer_id,appraisal_id) * FROM appraisals_temp) TO 'C:\autodr... > ^ > HINT: Use the escape string syntax for escapes, e.g., E'\r\n'. > > ERROR: relative path not allowed for COPY to file > SQL state: 42602 > > > (The caret character is pointing to the M in FROM)
I believe that on Windows you need to use double backslashes, i.e., 'c:\ \autodrs_appraisal_new.txt', although the regular slash may also work, i.e., 'c:/autodrs_appraisal_new.txt'. Joe ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
