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warning: DO NOT CHANGE THIS MANUALLY, THIS IS GENERATED BY https://github.com/duckdb/community-extensions repository, check README there
title: px
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  Extension for querying Px-files with DuckDB.

extension:
  name: px
  description: Extension for querying Px-files with DuckDB.
  version: 0.0.4
  language: C++
  build: cmake
  license: MIT
  maintainers:
    - toppyy

repo:
  github: toppyy/duckdb-px
  ref: 8656c63225234d78e854a3ec8d66f9defe4ed120
  ref_next: 8656c63225234d78e854a3ec8d66f9defe4ed120
  variegata: bc40da8093fc530768255dbc3ee49b6922172dd3

docs:
  hello_world: |
   FROM read_px('your_dataset.px');

  extended_description: |
    This extension provides the ability to query [Px-files](https://www.scb.se/en/services/statistical-programs-for-px-files/px-file-format/) with DuckDB.

extension_star_count: 0
extension_star_count_pretty: 0
extension_download_count: 697
extension_download_count_pretty: 697
image: '/images/community_extensions/social_preview/preview_community_extension_px.png'
layout: community_extension_doc
---
### Compatibility Matrix

This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached [end-of-life](https://duckdb.org/release_calendar), including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.

<div class="extension_compatibility_table"></div>

| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Linux AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Linux ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| macOS AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| macOS ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Windows AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Windows ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| WebAssembly | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |

### Installing and Loading
```sql
INSTALL {{ page.extension.name }} FROM community;
LOAD {{ page.extension.name }};
```

{% if page.docs.hello_world %}
### Example
```sql
{{ page.docs.hello_world }}```
{% endif %}

{% if page.docs.extended_description %}
### About {{ page.extension.name }}
{{ page.docs.extended_description }}
{% endif %}
### Added Functions

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|  function_name   | function_type |                                                                                                                  description                                                                                                                   | comment |                                                                                   examples                                                                                    |
|------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| read_px          | table         | Reads a PX (PC-Axis) file and returns its contents as a table with STUB/HEADING variables as VARCHAR columns and a 'value' column (INTEGER if DECIMALS=0, otherwise FLOAT).                                                                    | NULL    | [SELECT * FROM read_px('test/data/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rc.px');]                                                                                                              |
| read_px_metadata | table         | Reads metadata from a PX (PC-Axis) file and returns the available CODE-VALUE pairs per variable without scanning the DATA section. Returns columns: 'variable' (VARCHAR), 'code' (VARCHAR), 'value' (VARCHAR, NULL if no VALUES entry exists). | NULL    | [SELECT * FROM read_px_metadata('test/data/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rc.px');, SELECT * FROM read_px_metadata('test/data/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rc.px') WHERE variable='Sukupuoli';] |

### Overloaded Functions

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This extension does not add any function overloads.

### Added Types

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This extension does not add any types.

### Added Settings

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|      name      |                       description                       | input_type | scope  | aliases | typed_value |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|---------|-------------|
| temp_directory | Set the directory to which temporary files are written. | VARCHAR    | GLOBAL | []      | post.db.tmp |