-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dennis C schrieb: > OK that was it! Wow, thank you so very much! Nice to know it was just > plpython tracking such an obsolete version of postgresql much to my > dismay now (especially even going backwards, which didn't even occur to > me), as opposed to postgresql itself being less reliable than I've come > to expect over the years! Thanks for all your great work with that too > in the first place!
cool that it's working now ;-) > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Scott Marlowe <scott.marl...@gmail.com > <mailto:scott.marl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Dennis C <dcsw...@gmail.com > <mailto:dcsw...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Greetings; > > And thanks for your reply! I tried the following: > > less xaa | grep "^;" > > "xaa" may be a binary file. See it anyway? y > > Binary file (standard input) matches > > > > And so am not sure which version I did the following from: > > pg_dump -c -F c -Z 9 [databasename] > > It's kind of important, but... PostgreSQL's dump and restore commands > are designed to work from the same versions or going a new version > from an older version. Going backwards is not supported. That was what I head in mind asking you about the version ;-) Thank's to Scott for bringing it to the point ;-) > > But I installed it about a year ago, so whichever was the release > then. > > Am trying to restore to the following: > > 8.2 or 8.3. Unless you were using a version supplied by a distro, > which could go further back. > > > postgresql-client-7.4.21 PostgreSQL database (client) > > postgresql-plpython-7.4.21_1 A module for using Python to write SQL > > functions > > postgresql-server-7.4.21 The most advanced open-source database > available > > anywhere > > Now's the time to upgrade. 7.4 is the oldest supported version, which > means it's next for the chopping block. It's also A LOT slower than > 8.3. Can you get and install a newer version of pgsql, preferably 8.3 > and try restoring there? > > cat * | pg_restore -d [databasename] > > The normal way to run it is to use the -f switch for the file > > pg_restore -d dbname -f filename > > Not sure there's anything wrong with your way, but I've never used > pg_restore like that. > > Cheers Andy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJdvxAVa7znmSP9AwRAqqhAKCswD9ioSbJuIwiBLZLfTdTaW+jVwCgy3d7 IQiwmaLkNoxs7zbSZcH1+5E= =i/ZQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
