Re: COPY for CSV documentation

Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> >I have reviewed this patch.  Basically, CSV is enabled by specifying
> >more than one delimiter character to COPY, e.g. DELIMITER ',"' or
> >DELIMITER ',""'.  Is this API good for folks?
> >
>
> (if not I'll be displeased, as it is what was the general consensus
> about a month ago)

OK

> >Prior to 7.2, a multi-character delimiter could be specified, but only
> >the first character was used.  7.2 release notes state:
> >
> >     * COPY DELIMITERS string must be exactly one character (Tom)
> >
> >I am a little worried about multibyte too, as you mentioned.
> >
>
> I am not sure that CSVs even make sense in a multibyte world. If not, it
> would make sense to disable it in such a case.
>
> (Is that your only worry?)

Yes, my worry is that someone will use a multibyte character that the
system sees as several bytes and enters CSV mode.

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