Re: tablelog

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum" <adsmail(at)wars-nicht(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: tablelog
Date: 2009-02-10 20:31:20
Message-ID: 23872.1234297880@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum" <adsmail(at)wars-nicht(dot)de> writes:
> On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:36:38 -0500 Bruno Lavoie wrote:
>> Oracle Flashback Query seems to use undo logs to return in a point in
>> time if the undo retention param permit it. You can do it with a date,
>> or with the SCN (system change number), a kind of transaction number. It
>> saves you administration task and table management, and *space*.
>>
>> Is this doable with PG, using some pg transaction logs?

> I think, the only way is to use PITR and roll the backup forward during
> the exact point you want to see.

contrib/spi/timetravel might be worth looking at too. It hasn't been
touched in awhile but AFAIK it still works.

regards, tom lane

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