On Monday 03 April 2006 07:50, deepak pal wrote: > hi > i am trying to make script file for my database by using pg_dump in > windows as u say i open psql to postgres then a prompt postgres# open then > i write \i pg_dump it shows error.what should i do...plz hepl........ you need to use the pg_dump program, which is a seperate program from psql. IIRC it is in your start menu, but if not you will need to access it from a command line window. -- Robert Treat Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL