On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:33:37 +0100, Guillaume Lelarge <guilla...@lelarge.info> wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 21:21 -0600, Seb wrote: >> Hi, >> I use \copy to output tables into CSV files: >> \copy (SELECT ...) TO 'a.csv' CSV >> but for long and complex SELECT statements, it is cumbersome and >> confusing to write everything in a single line, and multiline >> statements don't seem to be accepted. Is there an alternative, or am >> I missing an continuation-character/option/variable that would allow >> multiline statements in this case? > A simple way to workaround this issue is to create a view with your > query and use the view in the \copy meta-command of psql. Of course, > it means you need to have the permission to create views in the > database. Thanks. Someone also suggested creating a temporary view, which helps keep the schema sane and clean. Cheers, -- Seb -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql
