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psql won't accept pg_dump

From
Michael Hipp
Date:
Here's what I do:

pg_dump testdb > test.psql
dropdb testdb
createdb testdb
psql -f test.psql testdb

But there are 2 things where it won't accept it's own output as input.

######### CASE #1
psql:test.psql:18: ERROR:  unrecognized configuration parameter
"default_with_oids"

######### CASE #2
psql:test.psql:42: ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type timestamp:
"2004-10-30
21:11:00  501   so3   Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30 11:11:43.25
michael  unknown"
CONTEXT:  COPY dailylog, line 1, column enttime: "2004-10-30 21:11:00
501   so3
    Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30 11:11:43.25  michael  unknown"

(Note that if I change the 21:11:00 to 11:11:00 it works fine. It
appears to be only wanting input in 12-hour format.)

######### Snippets from the test.psql file:

SET default_with_oids = true;

CREATE TABLE dailylog (
     enttime timestamp without time zone,
     unit_calling character varying(8),
     unit_called character varying(8),
     info character varying(500),
     oper character varying(4),
     sys_time timestamp without time zone,
     station character varying(32),
     stauser character varying(32)
);

COPY dailylog (enttime, unit_calling, unit_called, info, oper, sys_time,
station, stauser) FROM stdin;
2004-10-30 21:11:00  501   so3   Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30
11:11:43.25  michael  unknown

This is POstgreSQL 7.4.5 on Cygwin. Any help?

Thank you,
Michael Hipp
Hipp & Associates

Re: psql won't accept pg_dump

From
Tom Lane
Date:
Michael Hipp <Michael@Hipp.com> writes:
> ######### CASE #1
> psql:test.psql:18: ERROR:  unrecognized configuration parameter
> "default_with_oids"

Apparently you're trying to use an 8.0 pg_dump with a 7.4 backend.

> ######### CASE #2
> psql:test.psql:42: ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type timestamp:
> "2004-10-30
> 21:11:00  501   so3   Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30 11:11:43.25
> michael  unknown"
> CONTEXT:  COPY dailylog, line 1, column enttime: "2004-10-30 21:11:00
> 501   so3
>     Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30 11:11:43.25  michael  unknown"

This looks to me like something has changed the tab separators between
columns into spaces.

            regards, tom lane

Re: psql won't accept pg_dump

From
Michael Hipp
Date:
Tom Lane wrote:

> Michael Hipp <Michael@Hipp.com> writes:
>
>>######### CASE #1
>>psql:test.psql:18: ERROR:  unrecognized configuration parameter
>>"default_with_oids"
>
> Apparently you're trying to use an 8.0 pg_dump with a 7.4 backend.
>
>
>>######### CASE #2
>>psql:test.psql:42: ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type timestamp:
>>"2004-10-30
>>21:11:00  501   so3   Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30 11:11:43.25
>>michael  unknown"
>>CONTEXT:  COPY dailylog, line 1, column enttime: "2004-10-30 21:11:00
>>501   so3
>>    Test Sat morning  CMH   2004-10-30 11:11:43.25  michael  unknown"
>
> This looks to me like something has changed the tab separators between
> columns into spaces.
>
>             regards, tom lane

You were right on both counts. Thank you!

Michael