Thread: PG_DUMP fails to load back in

Hi

I am developing an app around postgresql and have been useing pg_dump as
a backup.

My problem comes when I to to reload the database, about half the tables
are missing dure to a problem with a function.

Most tables have part of there primary key set via a function that looks
up data from a local table.  But, pgdump is putting the functions at the
end of the list so it's not there when the table is created.

The other problem is if I move the function lines up in the dump file I
neet to place the lookup table infront of the function.

This is ok at the moment, but where will I be when I have 50 or 60
tables all requiring some function or other that need s aspecific table
first...

You can see my point, editing the dump file by hand for 5 tables and 2
functions is a minor paiun, for a larger effort...  scary!

Is there a way arrond this?


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Rob Brown-Bayliss <rob@ZOOstation.cc> writes:
> Most tables have part of there primary key set via a function that looks
> up data from a local table.  But, pgdump is putting the functions at the
> end of the list so it's not there when the table is created.

Try 7.1.

            regards, tom lane

On 02 Jun 2001 10:06:41 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Rob Brown-Bayliss <rob@ZOOstation.cc> writes:
> > Most tables have part of there primary key set via a function that looks
> > up data from a local table.  But, pgdump is putting the functions at the
> > end of the list so it's not there when the table is created.
>
> Try 7.1.

Well I downloaded the redhat 7.1 rpms from the postgres ftp site for
postgresql 7.1.1 but the failed to install as the rpms wanted to remove
libpq.so.2 which they also need.  I forced the issue and then coppied
the libpq stuff from another machine and tried to upgrade as per the
instructions - which failed, and then found the the postmaster can not
be shut down either.

So I am currently downgrading to 7.0.3 and awaiting enlightenment...

Are the rpm's from postgres broken?


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