"Forums @ Existanze" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > We are creating a jdbc backup solution that does NOT require the pgdump > program. In heaven's name, WHY? Do you have any idea how much future pain you are setting yourself up for? pg_dump changes with every PG release to deal with new features and changes in the system catalogs. Read the CVS logs for pg_dump for the past few years, then ask yourself if you really want to buy into a comparable amount of ongoing maintenance effort. You'd be way better off just invoking pg_dump as a subprocess. If there are specific features you need that pg_dump doesn't have (eg, dumping just selected tables) consider helping to add them. regards, tom lane
