On K, 2005-09-21 at 20:34 -0400, Rod Taylor wrote: > Sure. But if you are using STDOUT then why does this need to be a server > side item at all? > > You either have code issuing the commands and collecting the results > making a standard select just as fast or you are using psql which > already has multiple display types for SELECT data, including XML > output, but another could easily be added for CSV style output.
Another advantage of server-side COPY is that pgsql/libpq already does not try to collect the whole resultset in memory before starting the display/output process. -- Hannu Krosing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
