[GENERAL] database files

all the time, but is there a reliable way to make them accessible (i.e. copyable) and consistent short of shutting down pgsql? Is the file format of the pgsql database files compatible between OS's? E.g. could I take some database files from Linux and use them on Windows? Thanks in adva

[GENERAL] Adding fields on the fly

mber of rows? Number of columns? Number of tables? anything else? I'll send my other question in a separate message to keep the threads separate. Thanks in advance, Gail Zacharias ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings