Thanks! I just created new database using old database as template, and everything got copied over without errors. is that recommended over pg_dump though when just recreating database for different encoding? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/manage-ag-templatedbs.html On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:14 PM, DM <dm.aeqa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Here is the sql > SELECT c.oid, > n.nspname, > c.relname > FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c > LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace > WHERE c.relname LIKE ('%dt%') > AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) > replace dt with your sequence name > pg_catalog has the information. > Thanks > Deepak > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM, zach cruise <zachc1980@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> when i try to copy database (into another database), i get "relation >> does not exist" errors for 'super objects' like sequences. (that is >> fine since i am using pg_dump, not pg_dumpall) but there is one >> relation i can't find to recreate in the new database. >> >> how can i search database for relation by name (some catalog table)? >> >> -- >> Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) >> To make changes to your subscription: >> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general