Re: FW: Getting information about sequences

pg_dump runs on any platform postgres does.

On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 05:31:44PM +0300, Forums @ Existanze wrote:
> Does pg_dump run in Macintosh?
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
> > Sent: 16 May 2006 17:22
> > To: Forums @ Existanze
> > Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > Subject: Re: FW: [GENERAL] Getting information about sequences
> >
> > "Forums @ Existanze" <forums(at)existanze(dot)com> writes:
> > > We are creating a jdbc backup solution that does NOT require the
> > > pgdump program.
> >
> > In heaven's name, WHY?
> >
> > Do you have any idea how much future pain you are setting
> > yourself up for? pg_dump changes with every PG release to
> > deal with new features and changes in the system catalogs.
> > Read the CVS logs for pg_dump for the past few years, then
> > ask yourself if you really want to buy into a comparable
> > amount of ongoing maintenance effort.
> >
> > You'd be way better off just invoking pg_dump as a
> > subprocess. If there are specific features you need that
> > pg_dump doesn't have (eg, dumping just selected tables)
> > consider helping to add them.
> >
> > regards, tom lane
> >
>
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