As far as I am aware, you're right and they ARE mutally exclusive. Cheers -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dick Visser Sent: 04 January 2012 08:26 To: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Cannot restore dumps made with -Fc and --column-inserts Hi guys Running pg on Ubuntu 10.04 64bit, which is 8.4.9 today. When I do a pg_dump using --column-inserts, the subsequent restore fails: postgres@filesender:~$ pg_dump -Fc --column-inserts filesender -f filesender_backup.pgdump postgres@filesender:~$ createdb -T template0 fstest postgres@filesender:~$ pg_restore -d fstest filesender_backup.pgdump pg_restore: [archiver (db)] Error while PROCESSING TOC: pg_restore: [archiver (db)] Error from TOC entry 1785; 0 16390 TABLE DATA files fs_user pg_restore: [archiver (db)] could not execute query: ERROR: syntax error at end of input LINE 6: ...lesubject, filevoucheruid, filemessage, filefrom, filesize, ^ Command was: INSERT INTO files (fileto, filesubject, filevoucheruid, filemessage, filefrom, filesize, fileoriginalname, filestatus, filei... pg_restore: [archiver (db)] could not execute query: ERROR: syntax error at or near "fileoriginalname" LINE 1: fileoriginalname, filestatus, fileip4address, fileip6address... etc etc Without the option it works fine: postgres@filesender:~$ pg_dump -Fc filesender -f filesender_backup.pgdump postgres@filesender:~$ createdb -T template0 fstest postgres@filesender:~$ pg_restore -v -d fstest filesender_backup.pgdump (database restored) The column-inserts option does work with the default format (i.e. plain SQL): pg_dump --column-inserts filesender -f filesender_backup.sql createdb -T template0 fstest psql fstest < filesender_backup.sql (database restored) I guess the -Fc and --column-inserts are mutually exclusive. Which makes sense because according to the man page, since -Fc yields a dump that is ONLY suitable for pg_restore, while --colum-inserts is: "mainly useful for making dumps that can be loaded into non-PostgreSQL databases". In any case, it would it be great to raise an error when calling pg_dump with both options. Finding out that dumps are unusable at restore time is not very nice ;-) THanks!! -- Dick Visser System & Networking Engineer TERENA Secretariat Singel 468 D, 1017 AW Amsterdam The Netherlands -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin ___________________________________________________ This email is intended for the named recipient. The information contained in it is confidential. You should not copy it for any purposes, nor disclose its contents to any other party. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately via email, and delete it from your computer. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. PCI Compliancy: Please note, we do not send or wish to receive banking, credit or debit card information by email or any other form of communication. Please try our new on-line ordering system at http://www.cromwell.co.uk/ice Cromwell Tools Limited, PO Box 14, 65 Chartwell Drive Wigston, Leicester LE18 1AT. Tel 0116 2888000 Registered in England and Wales, Reg No 00986161 VAT GB 115 5713 87 900 __________________________________________________ -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
