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

psql can do this for you:

edd@ron:~$ psql -d beancounter -t -A -F"," \
                -c "select date, symbol, day_close " \
                   "from stockprices where symbol like 'I%' " \
                   "and date >= '2009-10-02'"
2009-10-02,IBM,119.02
2009-10-02,IEF,92.77
2009-10-02,IEV,37.05
2009-10-02,IJH,66.18
2009-10-02,IJR,50.33
2009-10-02,ILF,42.24
2009-10-02,INTC,18.97
2009-10-02,IP,21.39
edd@ron:~$

See man psql for help on the options used here.