On 2009-05-08, Gauthier, Dave <dave.gauthier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > --_000_482E80323A35A54498B8B70FF2B87980040106E94Bazsmsx504amrc_ > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi: > > Using a single psql command to generate stdout in linux that will be redire= > cted to a file. Many rows with 1 column are returned. I want no header, n= > o footer, no blank lines at the top or bottom, no initial space before each= > record. This is what I'm trying... > > psql -P tuples_only=3Don,footer=3Doff,border=3D0 mydb > > This gets rid of the header and footer OK. But there is still a blank line= > as the first line in stdout. Also, each record has a preceding space befo= > re the column value. > > Is there a way to do what I want? use "copy (select ...) to stdout" instead of "select ..." requires 8.3 or greater. as a bonus nulls and control characters re represented unambiguously. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
