On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 21:21 -0600, Seb wrote: > Hi, > > I use \copy to output tables into CSV files: > > \copy (SELECT ...) TO 'a.csv' CSV > > but for long and complex SELECT statements, it is cumbersome and > confusing to write everything in a single line, and multiline statements > don't seem to be accepted. Is there an alternative, or am I missing an > continuation-character/option/variable that would allow multiline > statements in this case? >
A simple way to workaround this issue is to create a view with your query and use the view in the \copy meta-command of psql. Of course, it means you need to have the permission to create views in the database. -- Guillaume http://blog.guillaume.lelarge.info http://www.dalibo.com -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql
