Re: [GENERAL] Make check fails on 8.3.7

2009-08-07 Thread Alban Hertroys
On 7 Aug 2009, at 4:02, Christine Desmuke wrote: If so, isn't it just the output of stderr getting lost here? What shell are you using? Yes, it looks like stderr is lost. I'm running bash, and there is nothing odd in .bash_profile Any ideas? I have to admit I'm running out, this seems

[GENERAL] batch inserts in python & libpq

2009-08-07 Thread Scara Maccai
Hi all, using Java I'm able to get a 1 inserts/sec on our server using batch updates (using preparedStatement.addBatch()). Using Python I can't get past 2000 inserts/sec, which is roughly the same performance of Java without addBatch. Is there a Python driver that uses the same protocol f

[GENERAL] using the schema in postbooks

2009-08-07 Thread John
Hi, There is an accounting system called postbooks that uses Postgres for the backend. I just downloaded the program yesterday. What is interesting is within one database there are two schemas (api and public). The 'api' schema is a bunch of views. The interesting part is if you update a vie

Re: [GENERAL] using the schema in postbooks

2009-08-07 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Friday 07 August 2009 6:42:07 am John wrote: > Hi, > There is an accounting system called postbooks that uses Postgres for the > backend. I just downloaded the program yesterday. What is interesting is > within one database there are two schemas (api and public). The 'api' > schema is a bunch

Re: [GENERAL] batch inserts in python & libpq

2009-08-07 Thread Sam Mason
On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 01:37:08PM +, Scara Maccai wrote: > using Java I'm able to get a 1 inserts/sec on our server using > batch updates (using preparedStatement.addBatch()). I'd probably generate SQL that looks somewhat like the following: UPDATE foo f SET v = x.v FROM (VALUES (1

Re: [GENERAL] using the schema in postbooks

2009-08-07 Thread Scott Mead
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Adrian Klaver wrote: > On Friday 07 August 2009 6:42:07 am John wrote: > > Hi, > > There is an accounting system called postbooks that uses Postgres for the > > backend. I just downloaded the program yesterday. What is interesting > is > > within one database the

Re: [GENERAL] using the schema in postbooks

2009-08-07 Thread John
On Friday 07 August 2009 06:56:22 am Scott Mead wrote: > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Adrian Klaver wrote: > > On Friday 07 August 2009 6:42:07 am John wrote: > > > Hi, > > > There is an accounting system called postbooks that uses Postgres for > > > the backend. I just downloaded the program

[GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Neil Best
I have set up a batch job that pipes a couple hundred of \copy commands to psql. It starts out well enough, sprinkled with a few error messages that I intend to circle back and clean up after batching all of the ALTER commands that I need, but then: \copy gm1 from export/month1-88/13m/GM1.dat cs

Re: [GENERAL] using the schema in postbooks

2009-08-07 Thread John
On Friday 07 August 2009 07:27:28 am John wrote: > On Friday 07 August 2009 06:56:22 am Scott Mead wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Adrian Klaver wrote: > > > On Friday 07 August 2009 6:42:07 am John wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > There is an accounting system called postbooks that uses Post

Re: [GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
Neil Best writes: > psql:copy.sql:8059525: \copy: unexpected response (4) > psql:copy.sql:8059525: \copy: unexpected response (4) > psql:copy.sql:8059525: \copy: unexpected response (4) > psql:copy.sql:8059525: \copy: unexpected response (4) > psql:copy.sql:8059525: \copy: unexpected response (4)

Re: [GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Neil Best
Tom Lane-2 wrote: > > Hmm. It looks like psql could get into an infinite loop if the server > failed to exit COPY IN mode for some reason, but it's not at all clear > how that could happen (or what to do about it). What server version > and what psql version is this? What does the server's l

[GENERAL] psql and Emacs on Windows

2009-08-07 Thread Wenjian Yang
Hi, I'm trying to get more users to use PostgreSQL more often. Some of them are familiar using the sql-mode in Emacs to access MS-SQL and Oracle from Windows Desktops, but it doesn't work for PostgreSQL. We currently installed emacs 23.1 and PostgreSQL 8.4.0 for Windows on a windows desktop. When

Re: [GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
Neil Best writes: > Tom Lane-2 wrote: >> Hmm. It looks like psql could get into an infinite loop if the server >> failed to exit COPY IN mode for some reason, but it's not at all clear >> how that could happen (or what to do about it). What server version >> and what psql version is this? What

Re: [GENERAL] psql and Emacs on Windows

2009-08-07 Thread Sam Mason
On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 11:11:10AM -0500, Wenjian Yang wrote: > We currently installed emacs 23.1 and PostgreSQL 8.4.0 for Windows on a > windows desktop. When issue "sql-postgres" in emacs, after providing > User/Password/Database/Server, nothing happens. There is no prompt from > emacs. Checking

Re: [GENERAL] psql and Emacs on Windows

2009-08-07 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 17:36 +0100, Sam Mason wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 11:11:10AM -0500, Wenjian Yang wrote: > > We currently installed emacs 23.1 and PostgreSQL 8.4.0 for Windows on a > > windows desktop. When issue "sql-postgres" in emacs, after providing > > User/Password/Database/Server,

[GENERAL] 2nd call for papers (PostgreSQL West)

2009-08-07 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Hey folks, West is upon us shortly. Get those talks in: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/2009/west Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL - XMPP: jdr...@jabber.postgresql.org Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serv

Re: [GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
I wrote: > Hmm, so it looks like the connection dropped and libpq failed to > recognize that, or maybe libpq was okay but psql needs to check a bit > more carefully here. I'll take a look. I could not reproduce this problem in testing, but after eyeballing the code awhile I have a theory. It loo

Re: [GENERAL] psql and Emacs on Windows

2009-08-07 Thread Bill Bartlett
On Friday, August 07, 2009 12:44 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 17:36 +0100, Sam Mason wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 11:11:10AM -0500, Wenjian Yang wrote: > > > We currently installed emacs 23.1 and PostgreSQL 8.4.0 for Windows on a > > > windows desktop. When issue "sql-po

[GENERAL] Getting linux $USER (and perhaps other env vars) in PL/pg-sql?

2009-08-07 Thread Gauthier, Dave
Hi: Running 8.3.4 on Linux. >From inside a stored procedure, is there a way to capture the linux user >(environment var = $USER) that is attached to the DB? A simplistic (though meaningless) example would be echo $USER from something like "select get_linux_user()". Thanks -dave

Re: [GENERAL] Getting linux $USER (and perhaps other env vars) in PL/pg-sql?

2009-08-07 Thread Sam Mason
On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 12:08:45PM -0700, Gauthier, Dave wrote: > Running 8.3.4 on Linux. > > From inside a stored procedure, is there a way to capture the linux > user (environment var = $USER) that is attached to the DB? Not really, what if they were connecting over the network from a device th

Re: [GENERAL] Postgresql Backups

2009-08-07 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 6:42 AM, sub_woofer wrote: > > Hello all > > To backup my postgresql data I use the pg_dumpall command which dumps all my > databases to a .sql file. > > If I would like to restore a single database from this file how would I do > this? Is it possible using PgAdmin - as this

Re: [GENERAL] Postgresql Backups

2009-08-07 Thread Ray Stell
On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 01:54:47PM -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote: > You're probably better off switching to explicitly backing up > databases in the custom format and using a single pg_dumpall --globals > to backup the users accounts and such. -g --globals-only Dump only global objects (roles

[GENERAL] Changing referenced primary key column type

2009-08-07 Thread Andrus Moor
8.x Db contains tables create table ametikoh ( ametikoht numeric(7) NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('firma1.ametikoh_ametikoht_seq'::regclass) primary key ); create table iandmed ( ametikoht numeric(7) references ametikoh); I created conversion script which normalizes column types: alter table amet

Re: [GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Neil Best
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > BTW, the "SSL renegotiation failure" bit > suggests that it could have been an OpenSSL bug not a real network > lossage, so you might want to see how up-to-date your openssl libraries > are. Thanks for your comments, Tom. The operation seems more

Re: [GENERAL] Changing referenced primary key column type

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
"Andrus Moor" writes: > 8.x Db contains tables > create table ametikoh ( ametikoht numeric(7) NOT NULL DEFAULT > nextval('firma1.ametikoh_ametikoht_seq'::regclass) primary key ); > create table iandmed ( ametikoht numeric(7) references ametikoh); > I created conversion script which normalizes c

Re: [HACKERS] [GENERAL] \copy: unexpected response (4)

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
Neil Best writes: > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Tom Lane wrote: >> BTW, the "SSL renegotiation failure" bit >> suggests that it could have been an OpenSSL bug not a real network >> lossage, so you might want to see how up-to-date your openssl libraries >> are. > Thanks for your comments, Tom

Re: [GENERAL] Make check fails on 8.3.7

2009-08-07 Thread Christine Desmuke
Alban Hertroys wrote: On 7 Aug 2009, at 4:02, Christine Desmuke wrote: If so, isn't it just the output of stderr getting lost here? What shell are you using? Yes, it looks like stderr is lost. I'm running bash, and there is nothing odd in .bash_profile Any ideas? I have to admit I'm ru

Re: [GENERAL] Make check fails on 8.3.7

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
Christine Desmuke writes: > [postg...@zu ~]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U nobody > psql: [postg...@zu ~]$ > [That is, the expected error from psql about the nonexistent user is > swallowed.] Try the above under strace, and see what it shows happening to the writes to stderr (they should be very

Re: [GENERAL] Make check fails on 8.3.7

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
Christine Desmuke writes: > [postg...@zu ~]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U nobody > psql: [postg...@zu ~]$ Wait a minute ... I just looked closer at your sample there. That shows that psql *is* able to output to stderr, because it was able to print its own name. So we've been barking up the wron

[GENERAL] smart or dumb partition?

2009-08-07 Thread Bob Gobeille
I gather from rtfm that it is typical to set up partitions so that the "master" table has no records. But from my understanding of partitions and doing some tests, I don't see any reason that has to be. So I'm wondering if I'm missing some subtle (or not so subtle) point about partitions?

Re: [GENERAL] smart or dumb partition?

2009-08-07 Thread Greg Stark
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Bob Gobeille wrote: > I gather from rtfm that it is typical to set up partitions so that the > "master" table has no records.  But from my understanding of partitions and > doing some tests, I don't see any reason that has to be.  So I'm wondering > if I'm missing s

Re: [GENERAL] Make check fails on 8.3.7

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
I wrote: > (I seem to recall seeing a similar report once before, but I can't find > it in the archives right now.) I found what I think is the bug I was remembering: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2007-05/msg00074.php but unfortunately it's not much help since we never did resolve what

[GENERAL] Adding ACL notion to existing tables

2009-08-07 Thread Bruno Baguette
Hello ! I would like known your appreciation, and to get some advices and tips about a design issue about adding ACL notion. I have several *existing* tables that manages some user's items which are quite different (postal adresses, photos, climbing_skills,...). Please note that "Users" are

Re: [GENERAL] smart or dumb partition?

2009-08-07 Thread Bob Gobeille
On Aug 7, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Greg Stark wrote: On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Bob Gobeille wrote: I gather from rtfm that it is typical to set up partitions so that the "master" table has no records. But from my understanding of partitions and doing some tests, I don't see any reason tha