FWD: [ADMIN] pg_dump error - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

How come?

Where does the "postgress" word comes from? I get mad when I read the double ss.
Progress Software ?! It's not that famous  / big / popular.

g.-

On 7/6/06, Dilipkumar <dilipkumar_parikh@sifycorp.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you are trying to take a table dump try using this
>
> pd_dump databasename -t tablename
>
> if you are taking in the same server done mention as localhost just
> switch user as postgress and give the above command mentioned.
>
> manjula hettiarachchi wrote:
>
> >Hello List
> >
> >I am using postgresql 7.4.7 in a voip production
> >setup.
> >I have been using pg_dump -Fc for regular backing up.
> >Since yesterday i am getting the following error for
> >the command:
> >
> >root# pg_dump -h 'localhost' voipdb -t voipcall -Fc -f
> >voipcall.bak
> >
> >The error is :
> >
> >pg_dump: ERROR:  invalid memory alloc request size
> >4294967293
> >pg_dump: SQL command to dump the contents of table
> >"voipcall" failed: PQendcopy() failed.
> >pg_dump: Error message from server: ERROR:  invalid
> >memory alloc request size 4294967293
> >pg_dump: The command was: COPY public.voipcall (id,
> >accountid, .........., prefix) TO stdout;
> >
> >However when i tried to Vacuum analyze the same table
> >its fine and no errors. Also the SQL access to the
> >same table runs fine without any errors.
> >
> >Only the pg_dump is failing for this particular table.
> >
> >Can anyone suggest a method to fix this?
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Manjula
> >
> >
> >
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> Thanks & Regards,
> Dilipkumar
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