COPY FROM encoding error
Hi list !
I am trying to migrate a database from MSSQL to PostgreSQL.
I created the table in PostgreSQL, and I exported the data
as CSV from MSSQL's Enterprise Manager.
In the "Export Data" Wizard, I chose the option to export as
UNICODE.
In PostgreSQL, I try to load the data using :
COPY mytable (col1, col2, col3)
FROM 'mytable.csv' CSV;
But I receive this error after some time :
ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0xff
�tat SQL :22021
Astuce : This error can also happen if the byte sequence
does not match the encoding expected by the server, which is
controlled by "client_encoding".
Contexte : COPY mytable, line 592680
I think that the encoding is OK because more than 500.000
lines are copied without problem, so there might be just one
problematic character here.
How can I solve this problem ?
Thanks a lot !
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Arnaud
On Nov 21, 2006, at 4:20 AM, Arnaud Lesauvage wrote:
ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0xff
État SQL :22021
Astuce : This error can also happen if the byte sequence does not
match the encoding expected by the server, which is controlled by
"client_encoding".
Contexte : COPY mytable, line 592680I think that the encoding is OK because more than 500.000 lines are
copied without problem, so there might be just one problematic
character here.How can I solve this problem ?
You need to fix the bad character. You can do this manually, or
search the archives for "UTF8 invalid iconv" for another solution.
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Jim Nasby jim.nasby@enterprisedb.com
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)