Re: [PATCHES] allow CSV quote in NULL

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> writes:
> Other, unrelated, options being or not being there doesn't really have
> any bearing on this though.  I'm not inventing new syntax here.  I'm
> just removing a restriction on what the user can do that doesn't need
> to exist.

I don't think you're "just removing a restriction".  What you're doing
is exposing a whole lot of strange and arguably broken corner cases.
If we accept this patch I think we'll be fielding bug reports as a
result for years to come.  I *especially* dislike the part about
allowing the delimiter character in the null string --- that will allow
people to complain about the order in which decisions are made.

			regards, tom lane