Re: \copy (query) delimiter syntax error

Did we come to a conclusion on this?

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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> >>
> >>> The consequence will be, though, that psql will accept a syntax for
> >>> "\copy (query) ..." that the corresponding backend command would
> >>> reject were we not transforming it. That strikes me as potentially
> >>> confusing.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Perhaps.  What about plan B: remove the legacy syntax support in \copy?
> >> IIRC it has not been documented since 7.2, so maybe we can finally throw
> >> it overboard.  Thoughts?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I like it for 8.3 - but  maybe my present patch would be better for
> > 8.2, as it involves less behaviour change.
> >
>
> While we decide this issue, which can be worked around in any case, I am
> going to commit the part of the patch that nobody has objected to (and
> which will fix Michael's original complaint), on HEAD and 8.2 stable, so
> we can get some testing going.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
>
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