On 11/10/22 23:29, David G. Johnston wrote:
On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 11:13 PM Rob Sargent <robjsarg...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Short version: Does a current version of postgres tolerate ascii
dumps from older versions?
I've been charged with reviving an old project. I have a dump
dated July of 2021 which file tells me is a "PostgreSQL custom
database dump V1.13-0". If our compute centre won't roll me a
V12(?) postgres server, I'll need to use an "office" machine to
bring this dataset back to life. If I pull that off can I make an
ascii dump and import that into our main db server (V14) or will I
have to also install V14 in the office and dump/restore with that?
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgdump.html
You should read the description and notes sections for how this
command works and its capabilities and potential limitations.
David J.
Off by one error here perhaps: I have a custom dump in hand, it's
restoring that is the problem. But pretty sure the take home from
pg_restore is "Use the newer version both ways". Though mildly amused
at the
; Dumped from database version: 8.3.5
; Dumped by pg_dump version: 8.3.8
in the re-ordering example!
