Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Is there a difference in the order of execution between an ascii dump
> and one using the "custom" format? Or any difference in the general
> operation?
There's not supposed to be. One standard test on the pg_dump code is
pg_dump >textfile
pg_dump -Fc >dumpfile
pg_restore dumpfile >textfile2
diff textfile textfile2
If these don't produce the same results something is broken.
regards, tom lane