Re: copying tables - Mailing list pgsql-novice

use pg_dump with the -t option.

--rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Kernell" <kernell@sundog.larc.nasa.gov>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>; <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org>;
<dbi-users-subscribe@perl.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: copying tables


> Hi. I am trying to copy tables. I want to copy a table in one database to
a
> table in another database. The tables are identical. Here is to code and
the
> error when using DBI. Can I just use postgresQL somehow?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Table    = fs648
>
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----
--+
> |              Field               |              Type                |
Length|
>
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----
--+
> | day                              | text                             |
var |
> | type                             | text                             |
var |
> | flight                           | text                             |
var |
> | scene                            | text                             |
var |
> | pattern                          | int4                             |
4 |
> | leg                              | text                             |
var |
> | id                               | int4 not null                    |
4 |
>
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----
--+
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl -wT
>
> use strict;
> use DBI;
>
> my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Pg:dbname=misr_l1;
>    host=sundog.larc.nasa.gov;port=5432", "", "")
>    or die "Can't connect\n";                      #connect to database
> my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * from fs648");
> $sth->execute();
> my $array_ref = $sth->fetchall_arrayref();
> $sth->finish;
> $dbh->disconnect or warn "Disconnection failed\n";
>  $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Pg:dbname=misr_l0;
>    host=sundog.larc.nasa.gov;port=5432", "", "")
>    or die "Can't connect\n";                     #connect to database
> foreach my $row ($array_ref)
> {  my ($day, $type, $flight, $scene, $pattern, $leg, $id) = @$row;
>    my $dayq = $dbh->quote($day);
>    my $typeq = $dbh->quote($type);
>    my $flightq = $dbh->quote($flight);
>    my $sceneq = $dbh->quote($scene);
>    my $legq = $dbh->quote($leg);
>    my $rows = $dbh->do("INSERT INTO fs648 VALUES ( $dayq, $typeq,
>       $flightq, $sceneq, $pattern, $legq, $id)");
> }
> $dbh->disconnect or warn "Disconnection failed\n";
>
> DBD::Pg::db do failed: ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "xe1154"
>
> $pattern and $id are integers and so don't need quoting. It doesn't work
if I
> quote them anyway.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Bob Kernell
> Research Scientist
> Analytical Services & Materials, Inc.
> NASA Atmospheric Sciences Competency
> Radiation and Aerolsols Branch
> email: r.w.kernell@larc.nasa.gov
> tel: 757-827-4631
>
>