Re: How to move data from 1 database to another?

From: "Thomas LeBlanc" <thomasatiem(at)hotmail(dot)com>
To: scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to move data from 1 database to another?
Date: 2004-05-11 16:28:24
Message-ID: BAY17-F16QmRHFvOx7e00035cb9@hotmail.com
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Actually, the database db2 has all ready been created, plus the table names
are the same, so I can not use pg_dump and restore.

INSERT INTO db1.public.tables SELECT * FROM db2.public.table1

Thanks,
Thomas

>From: "scott.marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
>To: Thomas LeBlanc <thomasatiem(at)hotmail(dot)com>
>CC: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>Subject: Re: [GENERAL] How to move data from 1 database to another?
>Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 10:13:22 -0600 (MDT)
>
>On Tue, 11 May 2004, Thomas LeBlanc wrote:
>
> > I have 2 databases. I want to move data from table table1 in database
>db1 to
> > table2 in db2.
> >
> > When I query 1 table from another database, I get a cross-database
> > references are not implemented.
> >
> > server1% psql db1
> > emdata=# select * from db2.public.table1;
> > ERROR: Cross-database references are not implemented
> >
> >
> > What can I do to get the data into another database?
>
>You can usually use pg_dump to accomplish such tasks. It's not something
>likely to be implemented any time soon now that schemas have been
>implemented. If you have no great reason to have two seperate databases
>versus two schemas, you may want to investigate using schemas in the
>future.
>
>For now, you can do something like:
>
>pg_dump -d db1 -t table1 |psql db2
>
>then psql and do
>
>insert into table2 (select * from table1);
>
>

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