Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> The I would suggest we try to invent something for psql which does help
> with it. I just don't see this as an SQL problem.
There's certainly a lot to be said for that approach. I'm still not
convinced that we can make COPY do this without creating compatibility
issues, regardless of the details; and it doesn't seem like a big
enough problem to be worth taking any risks of that sort.
regards, tom lane