You can specify the column order in the copy statement: psql -d test -c "create table ttt (id serial primary key, name varchar(10), value int);" echo "10|one" | psql -d test -c "copy ttt (value,name) from stdin with delimiter '|';" psql -d test -c "select * from ttt;" id | name | value ----+------+------- 1 | one | 10 (1 row) HTH Brent Wood GIS/DBA consultant NIWA +64 (4) 4 386-0300 ________________________________________ From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of MD33 [mdubosforum@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:33 AM To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: COPY column order Hi there I'm trying to use COPY with HEADER option but my header line in file is in different order than the column order specified in database. Is the column name order necessary in my file ?? thxs -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/COPY-column-order-tp5690950.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general -- Please consider the environment before printing this email. NIWA is the trading name of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
