Re: csv format for psql

On Monday, March 26, 2018, Daniel Verite <daniel@manitou-mail.org> wrote:

We could even support only the comma and make it non-configurable
based on the fact it's Comma-Separated-Values, not
Whatever-Separated-Values, except that won't do much
to serve the users interests, as the reality is that
people use various separators.

I like to call it "Character Separated Values" now for just that reason.

Isn't the actual wording Character Delimited Values? I may be picking at hairs here but every single time I use anything to import a CSV or other delimited file (TAB or | usually) that is what the import screen says.

JD

David J.

 

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