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jeannot
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 Posted - 2009-07-08 : 04:27:05
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| Hello everyone,I am working on postgred in a windows environmentI would like to copy a .txt file into my table. I am therefore using COPY FROM:COPY test.wind FROM 'c:\wind.txt' ;However the file path is not recognized,WARNING: nonstandard use of escape in a string literalLINE 1: COPY test.wind FROM 'c:\wind.txt' ; ^HINT: Use the escape string syntax for escapes, e.g., E'\r\n'.ERROR: could not open file "c:wind.txt" for reading: No such file or directory********** Error **********ERROR: could not open file "c:wind.txt" for reading: No such file or directorySQL state: 58P01What is wrong?What is the default folder?Can sql deal with space in the path name?Thanks for the helpJeannot |
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SwePeso
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Posted - 2009-07-08 : 04:30:11
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Because the query is executed on the server and not at your local client machine, the path to the file is relative from the servers point of view.
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jeannot
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Posted - 2009-07-08 : 04:58:22
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| OK thanks |
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Copy from .txt file. Which path in windows?