As part of a 7.1.2->7.2 data migration process, I resorted to single stop mode to see if I could determine the cause of an error (please see my following post to this list).
$ less users.txt COPY "users" FROM stdin; \. -- -- TOC Entry ID 71 (OID 604886) -- -- Name: "element_name" Type: INDEX Owner: dan -- $ psql --single-step fp2migration < users.txt ***(Single step mode: Verify query)********************************************* COPY "users" FROM stdin; ***(press return to proceed or enter x and return to cancel)******************** ERROR: copy: line 1, CopyFrom: Fail to add null value in not null attribute name lost synchronization with server, resetting connection Without single-stop, it works fine: $ psql fp2migration < users.txt $ -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples ---------------------------(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