Albretch Mueller wrote:
import/export the data into/out of PG, so you will be essentially duplicating the data and having to synch it. This is exactly what I am trying to avoid, I would like for PG to handle the data right from the data feed
You could write a set-returning function that reads the file, and perhaps a view on top of that. As the file is read on every invocation, that's only practical for small tables, though.
It's likely a better idea to just COPY the table into the database periodically, or perhaps write an external script that watches the modification timestamp on the file and triggers a reload whenever it changes.
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