On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:52 AM, e-letter <inpost@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 02/04/2008, Sean Davis <sdavis2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > No. You can easily use python, perl, R, java, or some other language
> > to parse the file and generate the create table statements.
However,
> > if you just need to remove some columns, you do not really need the
> > database at all. Just use a little script (again, in a scripting
> > language) to remove the columns you like.
> >
> I'm afraid cannot easily use awk, perl, nor rexx (simply beyond my
> comprehension). So I want to return to the database way as the nearest
> to a spreadsheet.
>
> I tried im****ting my csv file using the copy command but nothing
> happens. I created a blank database and then issued the command:
>
> COPY databasename FROM '/filename.csv' | STDIN WITH DELIMITER ',' NULL
> '0.0E0' CSV
You will still need to create all the columns for your table first.
Also, I think you'll want to look at the do***entation for the copy
command, as what you give above should probably result in an error.
Sean
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