PostgreSQL SQL - strange quoted csv behavior with COPY

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strange quoted csv behavior with COPY

George Pavlov

2006-02-02, 1:24 pm

what would you expect the following command to insert into column a:

copy foo (a,b) from stdin with csv;
"bar" , 3
\.

i was expecting to see 'bar', but instead i get 'bar ' (the spaces
between the double quote and the comma get inserted.

select length(a), * from foo;
length | a | b
--------+--------+---
6 | bar | 3

is this by design? what is the use of the quote in this context?

i am on 8.0.6.

george

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