On 3/8/18 05:05, Fabien COELHO wrote: > I'm in favor of having a simple psql way to generate a convenient and > compliant CSV output for export/import.
yes > I also think that a short option brings little value, and "--csv" is good > enough for the purpose, so I would agree to remove the "-C" binding. yes > About "fieldsep_csv", I do not like much the principle of having different > output variables to represent the same concept depending on the format. I > would rather have reused fieldsep as in your previous submission and set > it to "," when under --csv. yes > The "\n" eol style is hardcoded. Should it use "recordsep"? yes > The "\pset format" error message in "do_pset" shows values in seemingly > random order. The situation is pre-existing but not really satisfactory. > I'd suggest to put all values in alphabetical order. yes > I'd suggest that tests should include more types, not just strings. I > would suggest int, float, timestamp, bytea, an array (which uses , as a > separator), json (which uses both " and ,)... sounds good -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
