On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 14:29 -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > > - users could make partial dumps and be confused and lose data. > > > > Yes, but they can already do that with -n, -t, and the new > pre-data > > and post-data switches. This is one more case where the > default is > > a full dump but you one can specificly request less. > > No they actually can't. You are guaranteed that regardless of a -n or > -t > flag that the data you receive is consistent. You can't guarantee that > with -w because you could pull different data based on an arbitrary > conditional that can not apply to all objects.
But are you guaranteed that you have all tables in FK relationships? No. (But I like that capability also - its useful). -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
