Hans Postma wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 2634 > Logged by: Hans Postma > Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PostgreSQL version: 8.1 > Operating system: Windows XP VM virtual server > Description: path requires double \\ for WAL archiving > Details: > > Hi there > Trying to use WAL-archiving, I discovered that to decribe the path where I > want the copies of the WAL-file to go, I need to enter the following in the > PostgreSQL.conf file: > > archive_command = 'copy "%p" C:\\<folder>\\" %f" ' > > I am using a Windows 2000 (version 5 SP4) virtual server (VM 5.0.0 build > 13124) running on Windows XP. > > yours, Hans Postma
Yes, this is required because we use backslashes for escapes. The backslashing can be turned off in 8.2. -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
