Re: Upgrading postgresql from version 7.4.3

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Upgrading postgresql from version 7.4.3
Date: 2013-05-09 09:24:59
Message-ID: 518B6B6B.1000001@hogranch.com
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On 5/9/2013 2:02 AM, Arun P.L wrote:
>
> pg_restore: [archiver (db)] Error from TOC entry1550 TABLE DATA
> *table_name*;
> pg_restore: [archiver (db)] COPY failed for table "*table**_name*":
> ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0xa0
>
> What else can I do for this issue, or in general how can I upgrade
> from a lower major version to higher version? Should I first upgrade
> to version 8 first and then go for the 9?

your problem is, you have data in your database that isn't valid UTF8.

what encoding was the 7.4 system ?

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john r pierce 37N 122W
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