If it's only 3k in size, you could probably post it here as an attachment.
Heck, there're discussion threads with text that size in them all the
time. 8-)
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Andrew Gould wrote:
> I just finished a python script that performs a
> crosstab query in PostgreSQL. Since I do most of my
> analysis using MS Access, this was more of an academic
> excercise than anything else.
>
> I wrote the script externally to PostgreSQL using
> PyGreSQL because:
>
> 1. The script can be copied and saved as different
> queries; and
> 2. I'm am, admittedly, squeamish about new languages
> and compiling additional features into any
> application. (There is no 'IS' in 'CPA').
>
> The script has the following features/limitations:
>
> 1. The user defines all database connection and query
> variables near the top of the file.
> 2. The script builds the sql query from defined
> variables.
> 3. SELECT INTO is used to store the result set in a
> table. There is a variable to make the table
> temporary.
> 4. The script does not allow for joining tables.
> 5. You can only use values from one column for
> crosstab column headers.
> 6. I haven't learned about handling errors yet.
>
> Limitations 4 and 5 can be worked around, I've done
> both in MS Access; but the opportunity for errors was
> too great for the first run.
>
> As for #6, I wasn't interested in making errors! ;-)
> (Yes, I know....I'll add error handling to my
> 'learning' list.)
>
> If anyone is interested in the script, let me know.
> It's under 3K in size.
>
> Andrew Gould
>
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