Re: [GENERAL] Recovering a broken database

2005-06-30 Thread Ciprian Popovici
p, whatever way that is. :) True, I haven't been able to recover that repository. Fortunately, the setback was minor, since I did have a recent enough backup. Once again, the absolute rule is "always make a backup". -- Ciprian Popovici ---(end of broadcast)-

Re: [GENERAL] Recovering a broken database

2005-06-30 Thread Ciprian Popovici
Oh, and FWIW, when I try a pg_dump on the database "recovered" with pg_resetxlog, I get this: pg_dump: missing pg_database entry for database "db" -- Ciprian Popovici ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe c

Re: [GENERAL] Recovering a broken database

2005-06-29 Thread Ciprian Popovici
Quoting Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ciprian Popovici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > That is, a 8.0 which started on a 7.4.2 repository. After noticing, > > I switched back to 7.4.2, but now it gives this error and won't start: > > I think you are omittin

[GENERAL] Recovering a broken database

2005-06-29 Thread Ciprian Popovici
eptable, use -f to force reset. - Then I use -f and it resets, but to no use. I also tried recompiling 7.4.2 (I install it from source anyway) but no use. I did a backup of the repository before I attempted the reset. Is there any other way I can try to recover the d

Re: [GENERAL] Multi row sequence?

2004-12-19 Thread Ciprian Popovici
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:51:39 + Ragnar Hafstaƃ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 15:02 +0200, Ciprian Popovici wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:07:37 -0600 Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 11:10:12 -,

Re: [GENERAL] Multi row sequence?

2004-12-19 Thread Ciprian Popovici
thin the individual groups. You have the unique key for the entire table, but you need something like a serial restricted to just a group of rows. -- Ciprian Popovici ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [GENERAL] Trigger: what rows were deleted?

2004-12-17 Thread Ciprian Popovici
Ignore my previous question. The special variable OLD is defined for DELETE fired triggers as well. -- Ciprian Popovici ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend

[GENERAL] Trigger: what rows were deleted?

2004-12-17 Thread Ciprian Popovici
ecial vars don't seem to have something useful. The arguments to the trigger could help, but can they be made dynamical? Is there any way of identifying the affected rows? -- Ciprian Popovici ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lis

Re: [GENERAL] Multiple foreign keys on same field

2004-12-15 Thread Ciprian Popovici
ve I > misunderstood what you're trying to do? No, you understood right. Yes, I will have to go with triggers instead. Thanks for the input. -- Ciprian Popovici ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an

[GENERAL] Multiple foreign keys on same field

2004-12-13 Thread Ciprian Popovici
ted in the common table? I expect that would break the whole referential integrity thingy, but that would be useful right about now. Really, I don't want the entire referential integrity thing, I just want the automatic delete/update half. -- Ciprian Popovici ---(e