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| From: | Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> |
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| To: | 'PostgreSQL' <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Dumping from older version |
| Date: | 2007-09-26 15:06:18 |
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Just wondering - when using a newer pg_dump to dump from an older
Postgres, does pg_dump automatically generate INSERT statements for the
data rather than using COPY?
I noticed this today when transferring data to a newer server - pg_dump
generated INSERTs although I didn't ask for them. Not a problem, but I
was curious.
Ray.
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Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland
rod(at)iol(dot)ie
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| From: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Raymond O'Donnell" <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> |
| Cc: | "'PostgreSQL'" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Dumping from older version |
| Date: | 2007-09-26 15:22:18 |
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Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
> Just wondering - when using a newer pg_dump to dump from an older Postgres,
> does pg_dump automatically generate INSERT statements for the data rather
> than using COPY?
No.
> I noticed this today when transferring data to a newer server - pg_dump
> generated INSERTs although I didn't ask for them. Not a problem, but I was
> curious.
Perhaps you included -d in the command line options?
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| From: | Carlos Moreno <moreno_pg(at)mochima(dot)com> |
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| Cc: | "'PostgreSQL'" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Dumping from older version |
| Date: | 2007-09-26 15:26:01 |
| Message-ID: | 46FA7A09.6040305@mochima.com |
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Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
> Just wondering - when using a newer pg_dump to dump from an older
> Postgres, does pg_dump automatically generate INSERT statements for
> the data rather than using COPY?
>
> I noticed this today when transferring data to a newer server -
> pg_dump generated INSERTs although I didn't ask for them. Not a
> problem, but I was curious.
Maybe you used the switch -d to specify the database? (like with psql
and some
other client applications).
The switch -d in pg_dump goes for "Generate inserts instead of COPY
commands"
Double-check the syntax/switches for pg_dump (pg_dump --help)
HTH,
Carlos
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| From: | Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> |
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| To: | Carlos Moreno <moreno_pg(at)mochima(dot)com>, 'PostgreSQL' <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Dumping from older version |
| Date: | 2007-09-26 15:37:00 |
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On 26/09/2007 16:26, Carlos Moreno wrote:
> Maybe you used the switch -d to specify the database? (like with psql
> and some other client applications).
Duhhh! I've just realised my mistake - here's my command line:
pg_dump -h 192.168.200.2 -U postgres -d assetreg -f assetreg.txt -E utf8
....I had thought that the -d option was to specify the database, but of
course not.
Thanks all - I'm sadder and wiser!
Ray.
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Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland
rod(at)iol(dot)ie
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