COPY FROM with Delimiter
A delimiter is a character that separates text strings. Common delimiters are:
- Commas (,)
- Semicolon (;)
- Quotes ( ", ' )
- Dash (-)
- Pipes (|)
- Slashes ( / \ ).
By default, the COPY FROM function accepts commas (,). By default, the COPY FROM function accepts commas
The syntax for COPY FROM is as follows:
Two parameters need to be specified in the syntax:
- table_name: the table that will receive data from the file.
- file_path: a link to the file location in the server.
- DELIMITER 'delimiter': the delimiter used in the CSV file.
Letβs have a look at the step-by-step below:
First, you should create a CSV file and store it on your local computer. In this case, we use Dash ( - ) character to separate the text.
You can use the syntax below for importing the file to the server:
Next, import the file to the server using the above syntax:
If itβs successfully imported, you will get the following result:
Connect to the Oxla server using the command below:
You are now in the Oxla environment if you get the output below.
Before creating a table, check for duplicate tables with the statement below:
In return, you will retrieve a list of existing tables in Oxla.
Ensure you are not creating duplicate tables.
Create a βfeaturelisttableβ table using the command below:
Because we are using Dash ( - ), we need to add a DELIMITER param with a specified character, as shown below:
You will get the following successful result:
Otherwise, you will get the error message below:
To verify that the data was imported correctly from the server, retrieve all the data using the SELECT statement:
You will have the same data in the table as in the CSV file.
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