On 01/22/2013 10:07 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, Rich Shepard wrote:

 Is there a way I can extract a single table's schema and data from the
full backup? If so, I can then drop the fubar'd table and do it correctly
this time.

   My solution: view the file in the pager I use (less), then copy relevant
lines to another file opened in a text editor (joe).

Rich, the main problem is using pg_dumpall. Unfortunately pg_dumpall has not kept up with all the other advances Postgres has had in the last decade. To set up dump based backups properly I suggest reviewing:

http://www.commandprompt.com/blogs/joshua_drake/2010/07/a_better_backup_with_postgresql_using_pg_dump/

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



Rich





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