Greg Spiegelberg <gspiegelberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know if this was the intent but it did provide me with > what I thought was a good idea. > * Snapshot a schema / tablespace / database to another schema / > tablespace / database. > > The applications for this could be > * an alternative to the existing backup methods > * using the copy for testing purposes without having to > create-drop database > * providing stock data for application demos without fear of > losing the original > * quick recovery to a known good schema and data I'm still not sure I follow, but there's a technique which isn't worth much for backup proper, but can be a good way to repeatedly get to a consistent starting point for tests in some circumstances. Look at CREATE DATABASE x WITH TEMPLATE y. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/sql-createdatabase.html You can do that once to capture a starting point for testing. You can drop the testing database and re-create at will. If this and the various backup techniques don't do what you want, I'm at a loss. I think you'd need to post something a bit more concrete for me to understand what you mean. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
