Re: COPY enhancements

Emmanuel Cecchet <manu@asterdata.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> The important point is to look at the grammar, which doesn't have any
>> idea what the specific options are in the list.

> I understand the convenience from a developer perspective but I wonder 
> how this improves the user experience.

It's all in the eye of the beholder I suppose, but I don't find random
pseudo-English phrases to be particularly great to remember or work with
either.  The existing COPY syntax is a complete mess from a user's
viewpoint already, IMO.
        regards, tom lane