Excerpts from Etsuro Fujita's message of jue sep 13 06:13:26 -0300 2012: > I'd like to add the following options to the SQL COPY command and the psql > \copy > instruction: > > * PREPROCESSOR: Specifies the user-supplied program for COPY IN. The data > from an input file is preprocessed by the program before the data is loaded > into > a postgres table. > * POSTPROCESSOR: Specifies the user-supplied program for COPY OUT. The > data > from a postgres table is postprocessed by the program before the data is > stored > in an output file.
External programs? I don't like the sound of that; there all kinds of open questions, security concerns, and process management problems. What if the pre- and postprocessors were functions instead? -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
