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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_dump 7.3rc1 with 7.2 server.
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Msg-id 13496.1038367484@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pg_dump 7.3rc1 with 7.2 server.  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
Responses Re: pg_dump 7.3rc1 with 7.2 server.  ("Rajesh Kumar Mallah." <mallah@trade-india.com>)
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Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> I've not tested it, so I can say 100% for sure, but if I had to guess
> I'd say that those dumps wont work if you try to restore to 7.2.1 so you
> need to switch back to the proper version asap.

Robert's right: the output of 7.3 pg_dump will not load into older
servers.  In general, pg_dump can read from older servers (back to
7.0) but its output will only load into same- or newer-version servers.

Of course, if you *did* have a crash you could install 7.3rc2 and reload
into that ...

            regards, tom lane

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