Christopher Kings-Lynne has made pg_dump and pg_dumpall much more reliable in this respect for 8.0.
Ð ÐÑÐ, 28.10.2004, Ð 16:46, Andrea D. ÐÐÑÐÑ: > Hi, I've just upgraded Roma 7.3.x to 7.4.5 on a Mandrake 10.1 community. > I've used pg_dumpall (Roma version 7.4.5) to dump my previous databases to a > file in plain text form and then trend to restore using 'psql -f'. > But there was an error: a function needed in a constraint of a table was > placed after the table definition! So it was impossible to create the > table! > It was just a matter to edit the file and cut and copy the function > definition in the right place, drop the database and run the file again, > but it could be a good idea to find a workaround. Actually, I had to dump > the schema and data separately, as one file was to big to manage, but it > was just a matter of confort. > Thank for the great work. > Postgresql is really a wonderfull thing. > Andrea from Italy > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Markus Bertheau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])