
Bruce...

	Did I miss something here?  I just looked through the migration
file for 6.2.1->6.3, and it doesn't seem to say, but how do you dump
the data from a v6.2.1 database and then reload it to a v6.3 one?

	Using v6.2.1's pg_dump/pg_dumpall, I did:

pg_dumpall -o > db.dump

	That worked.

	Then, I installed v6.3, and using its psql, I did:

psql -e < db.dump

	That failed miserably.

	First thing that failed was building the new pg_user...so I cut
out that and did it manually using createuser...

	Then, using what was left, I did:

psql -e < db.dump 

	Again.  Failed misearbly, with the following coming from the 'copy
to <relname> from stdin;' section:

344984  johnb   xgSldZdYEgIWo           clio.trends.ca  n       \N
 \?           -- help
 \a           -- toggle field-alignment (currenty on)
 \C [<captn>] -- set html3 caption (currently '')
 \connect <dbname|-> <user> -- connect to new database (currently
'acctng')
 \copy table {from | to} <fname>
 \d [<table>] -- list tables and indices, columns in <table>, or * for all
 \da          -- list aggregates
 \dd [<object>]- list comment for table, field, type, function, or
operator.
 \df          -- list functions
 \di          -- list only indices
 \do          -- list operators
 \ds          -- list only sequences
 \dS          -- list system tables and indexes
 \dt          -- list only tables
 \dT          -- list types
 \e [<fname>] -- edit the current query buffer or <fname>
 \E [<fname>] -- edit the current query buffer or <fname>, and execute
 \f [<sep>]   -- change field separater (currently '|')
 \g [<fname>] [|<cmd>] -- send query to backend [and results in <fname> or
pipe]
 \h [<cmd>]   -- help on syntax of sql commands, * for all commands
 \H           -- toggle html3 output (currently off)
 \i <fname>   -- read and execute queries from filename
 \l           -- list all databases
 \m           -- toggle monitor-like table display (currently off)
 \o [<fname>] [|<cmd>] -- send all query results to stdout, <fname>, or
pipe
 \p           -- print the current query buffer
 \q           -- quit
 \r           -- reset(clear) the query buffer
 \s [<fname>] -- print history or save it in <fname>
 \t           -- toggle table headings and row count (currently on)
 \T [<html>]  -- set html3.0 <table ...> options (currently '')
 \x           -- toggle expanded output (currently off)
 \z           -- list current grant/revoke permissions
 \! [<cmd>]   -- shell escape or command
344985  bonnies x/lgef4ULWJv2           clio.trends.ca  n       \N
 \?           -- help
 \a           -- toggle field-alignment (currenty on)
 \C [<captn>] -- set html3 caption (currently '')
 \connect <dbname|-> <user> -- connect to new database (currently
'acctng')
 \copy table {from | to} <fname>
 \d [<table>] -- list tables and indices, columns in <table>, or * for all
 \da          -- list aggregates
 \dd [<object>]- list comment for table, field, type, function, or
operator.


	So, is there, like, a trick to this? *raised eyebrow*  Have I
missed something important here?

Thanks...


Sun, 8 Mar 1998 18:23:03 -0500 (EST)
The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
How to...?
> 
> 
> Bruce...
> 
> 	Did I miss something here?  I just looked through the migration
> file for 6.2.1->6.3, and it doesn't seem to say, but how do you dump
> the data from a v6.2.1 database and then reload it to a v6.3 one?
> 
> 	Using v6.2.1's pg_dump/pg_dumpall, I did:
> 
> pg_dumpall -o > db.dump

Yes.

> 
> 	That worked.
> 
> 	Then, I installed v6.3, and using its psql, I did:
> 
> psql -e < db.dump
> 
> 	That failed miserably.

OK.

> 
> 	First thing that failed was building the new pg_user...so I cut
> out that and did it manually using createuser...
> 
> 	Then, using what was left, I did:
> 
> psql -e < db.dump 
> 
> 	Again.  Failed misearbly, with the following coming from the 'copy
> to <relname> from stdin;' section:
> 
> 344984  johnb   xgSldZdYEgIWo           clio.trends.ca  n       \N

Check what is in the file around this line.  It has existed the COPY for
some reason, and the \N is triggering the \? output.


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Sun, 8 Mar 1998 19:28:50 -0500 (EST)
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: [HACKERS] How to...?