Re: Need Database Backup

From: Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
Cc: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>, muralihw03(at)rediffmail(dot)com, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Need Database Backup
Date: 2015-08-30 14:47:58
Message-ID: CANu8FiwqkXgiwd3Bqt6hLEK0PiuazV6o1+15+4VmbqQ-itOrtQ@mail.gmail.com
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Good catch Adrian,

Murali,
Please change the restore command to

C:\PostgresDB\bin\psql.exe -U postgres -d <the database name> -f <your
backup file name>

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
wrote:

> On 08/30/2015 07:27 AM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
>
>> Adrian
>> From Murali N Rao 5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
>>
>> >now i have installed new os and installed PGSQL again it working now
>> but no data
>>
>
> I plead lack of coffee, but where is that message and was there more in it?
>
>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Adrian Klaver
>> <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com <mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>> wrote:
>>
>> On 08/30/2015 07:13 AM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
>>
>> You need to recreate the database to reload the data into so
>>
>> from the windows command line:
>> C:\PostgresDB\bin\createdb.exe -U postgres <your db name>;
>>
>>
>> That assumes Postgres is running, which at this point seems not to
>> be the case or at least is unproven.
>>
>>
>> Then to restore the data from the sql backup
>> C:\PostgresDB\bin\pg_restore.exe -U postgres <the sql
>> backup file>
>>
>>
>> This will not work if the *.sql is a plain text file.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Adrian Klaver
>> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com <mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Melvin Davidson*
>> I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
>> wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
>>
>
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
>

--
*Melvin Davidson*
I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you
wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.

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