Temp tables and copy
Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place to post.
Not even sure if this is a bug or a feature :)
When I create a temp table and then try to copy some data into the
table, if the data is corrupt and the synchronization is lost - the
table also seems to get lost.
For example
create temp table words(aa varchar(254));
copy words from stdin;
some stuff
more stuff
corrupt line\tline\tline
more\tstuff
and yet more stuff
\.
(replace ''\t'' with the real tabs to break the synchronization)
after that,
select * from words;
ERROR: Relation "words" does not exist
Running:
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Konstantin Goudkov
IDF Technologies, LLC.
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On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Konstantin Goudkov wrote:
Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place to post.
Not even sure if this is a bug or a feature :)When I create a temp table and then try to copy some data into the
table, if the data is corrupt and the synchronization is lost - the
table also seems to get lost.
Temp tables only exist for the current session (connection). If there is a
problem with the copy and the connection gets reset, the session is
therefore ended and the temp table remove. As such it is a feature.
Gavin
