The problem has been solved by Tom Lane et was NOT a postgresql problem... I'm ashamed to say so :à)
Regards On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Robert Treat wrote: > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 13:29:19 -0500 > From: Robert Treat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], pgsql-hackers list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Strange COPY from problem (resent) > > It's not ideal, but can you dump those tables using INSERT commands and load > them into your database? > > Robert Treat > > On Wednesday 14 January 2004 13:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I resend this mail because I didn't have any answer; I still did'nt find > > any solution, the same line is ALWAYS failing although I see no error. > > > > Of course, I can't post the dump 'cause it's over 200 Megs but if some > > one wants to make test (need to be postgres), I can arrange to put it on > > private ftp; > > > > I have actually 2 databases with the problem; running 7.3.4 pg_dump or > > 7.4.1 dosn't change the problem. > > > > Can some one help me please... > > > > -- > > Olivier PRENANT Tel: +33-5-61-50-97-00 (Work) > > 6, Chemin d'Harraud Turrou +33-5-61-50-97-01 (Fax) > > 31190 AUTERIVE +33-6-07-63-80-64 (GSM) > > FRANCE Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--- Make your life a dream, make your dream a reality. (St Exupery) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:54:22 +0100 (MET) > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: pgsql-hackers list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Strand COPY from problem > > > > Hi every one and Happy new year (this is my first post since 2004) > > > > I wanted to upgrade my system from 7.3.4 to 7.4. and fell on this: > > > > One of the databases I host doesn't load correctly. Let me explain: > > > > I first pg_dumpall (with the 7.4.1 version) using the 7.3.4 port; that > > works fine. > > The psql -f all.sql template1 on the 741 version to recreate every thing. > > > > 2 copy don't work. those tables both contain a large text column with text > > containing lots of \r\n ' " . > > > > What's stange is that copy from stdin; obviously don't work but if I copy > > table to '/tmp/xxx.dat' in 7.3.4 and copy table from 'xxx.dat' in 7.4.1, > > it works fine... > > > > Could there but something wrong with from stdin? > > > > TIA for your help... > > -- Olivier PRENANT Tel: +33-5-61-50-97-00 (Work) 6, Chemin d'Harraud Turrou +33-5-61-50-97-01 (Fax) 31190 AUTERIVE +33-6-07-63-80-64 (GSM) FRANCE Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Make your life a dream, make your dream a reality. (St Exupery) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly