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Without checking the previous question, have you tried deleting the first line of the file? If it was trying to load the header as an actual record, it would explain the error.
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Thanks I tried that but it would not accept the tick in the box.
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Can you post the command you are using to import the file. What kind of file you are importing.<br />
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I have updated the pdf file to export. Here you can use attached or you can ignore the first row of the pdf file you have attached.<br />
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Your column size is of 15 and in the headertext is way long that why we have this error. &nbsp;<br />
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If you want to export the file with header only then use <b>CSV Header option </b>to ignore the first row.<br />
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<b>Command - </b><br />
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<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-41834945-1"><span>COPY TableName (col1,col2...) FROM 'Pawan.csv' CSV HEADER;</span>
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I renamed the file extension to .csv and it imported (with the header ticked).<br />
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Thanks heaps.
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Great to hear that it worked. !! Excellent.
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Thank you. Great assistance.
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I had this question after viewing <a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28975169/postgresql-problem-script-to-create-tables-does-not-run.html" rel="ugc">postgresql problem - script to create tables does not run</a>.<br />
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I created the tables and then attempted to import the attached file. &nbsp;(Note: please rename the file to delete the .pdf)<br />
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No luck.<br />
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an error window opens:<br />
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ERROR: value too long for type character varying(15) <br />
CONTEXT: COPY address_alias, line 1, column address_alias_pid: &quot;ADDRESS_ALIAS_PID&quot;<br />
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I am unable to resolve this problem.<br />
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I had this question after viewing postgresql problem - script to create tables does not run (https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28975169/postgresql-problem-script-to-create-tables-does-not-run.html).

I created the tables and then attempted to import the attached file.  (Note: please rename the file to delete the .pdf)

No luck.

an error window opens:

ERROR: value too long for type character varying(15) 
CONTEXT: COPY address_alias, line 1, column address_alias_pid: "ADDRESS_ALIAS_PID"

I am unable to resolve this problem.

Unable to import to tables in postgresql

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PostgreSQL

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