On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Adrian Klaver wrote:
Generally it is a better idea to dump the old version with the new versions pg_dump,pg_dumpall commands. The new versions know more about the old versions of the database than the other way around.
Hi, Adrian! I wondered about this.
I generally copy the old version (while it is shutdown) to another directory and then install the new version. I modify the postgresql.conf in the directory containing the old version so that Postgres listens on a different port and start it up. I can then use the pg_dump(all) commands from the new version to pull from the old version. The catch is that you need enough room for both copies of the database.
OK. I'll do this. Thanks, Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | The Environmental Permitting Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Accelerator(TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
