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DROP TABLE longdescription;
CREATE TABLE longdescription(
varchar(255),
statecode varchar(10),
fundingdate date, --date co received first inv
codescription varchar(10000) --long description
);
\COPY longdescription FROM 'PortCoLongDesc-Ready-normal-fixed.txt' WITH DELIMITER AS E'\t' HEADER NULL AS '' CSV
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==Instructions on Matching PortCos to Issuers and M&As From Ed==