Save PL/pgSQL output from PostgreSQL to a CSV file

Question

What is the easiest way to save PL/pgSQL output from a PostgreSQL database to a CSV file?

I\'m using PostgreSQL 8.4 with pgAdmin III and PSQL plugin where I run que

Answer 1

There are several solutions:

1 psql command

psql -d dbname -t -A -F"," -c "select * from users" > output.csv

This has the big advantage that you can using it via SSH, like ssh postgres@host command - enabling you to get

2 postgres copy command

COPY (SELECT * from users) To '/tmp/output.csv' With CSV;

3 psql interactive (or not)

>psql dbname
psql>\f ','
psql>\a
psql>\o '/tmp/output.csv'
psql>SELECT * from users;
psql>\q

All of them can be used in scripts, but I prefer #1.

4 pgadmin but that's not scriptable.