You need to run this on the command line, not in a SQL shell i.e. ;
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.1\bin>pg_dump.exe "OPTIONS" From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tasneem dewaswala Sent: 14 December 2012 11:05 To: PostGIS Users Discussion Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Error in dumping the database I am using built-in SQL shell available while postgre installation and i tried with pgadmin but it gives me same error. On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Sandro Santilli <[email protected]> wrote: Maybe you're not using a unix-like shell ? Did you give pgadmin a try ? I'm sure it can make dumps. --strk; On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:24:56PM +0530, tasneem dewaswala wrote: > I tried it from the shell also, but it still gives me the same error > can you tell me proper way of working with shell, since i am not used to > work with that. > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Sandro Santilli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:07:00PM +0530, tasneem dewaswala wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am trying to take a backup of my database using > > > > > > pg_dump -Ft *mydatabasename* > *mydatabase*.tar; > > > > > > but it gives me an error as "syntax error at or near "pg_dump"" > > > i don't understand what is the problem. > > > > You have to run it from a shell, not from the psql monitor. > > Also, I'd recommend -Fc, not -Ft, for possible use with postgis_restore.pl[1] > > > > [1] > > http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-1.5/ch02.html#hard_u pgrade > > > > --strk; _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users Infoterra Ltd. Is part of the Astrium GEO-Information Services Division and a wholly owned subsidiary of Astrium, Europe's leading space systems and services specialist. Disclaimer. The information contained in this e-mail and its attachments are confidential and intended only for the use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended addressee, please do not read, copy, use or disclose this message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of this message and attachments in all media. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Infoterra Ltd and shall not form part of any binding agreement. Infoterra Limited a company registered in England under number 2359955 and having its registered office at Atlas House, 41 Wembley Road, Leicester, LE3 1UT. VAT number GB 476 0468 27. P Before printing, think about the environment
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