On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> wrote:
> On 07/15/2016 07:07 AM, Willy-Bas Loos wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6...@gmail.com >> <mailto:melvin6...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> Why can't he just do a >> pg_dump -F p his_dbname > his_dbname.sql >> Then copy dbname.sql to a jump/thumb drive on the old laptop >> copy the data from the jump/thumb drive to the new laptop >> create the new db in 9.5 >> and use pg_restore to load the his_dbname.sql ? >> >> >> Because it's not the same version, so that will cause some errors. >> > > pg_dump is backwards compatible to version 7.0. > > > But i guess we should be able to live with that. >> Thanks, i guess i was thinking a bit too rigid. >> >> Cheers, >> -- >> Willy-Bas Loos >> > > > -- > Adrian Klaver > adrian.kla...@aklaver.com > As Adrian and I have said, pg_dump and pg_dumpall as backwards compatible and the recommended method for porrting data from one version to another. You will NOT get errors if you use plain format. -- *Melvin Davidson* I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
