Re: Apparent Problem With NULL in Restoring pg_dump

On 9/15/2011 2:38 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2011, Andy Colson wrote:
>
>> Can you pg_dump again, but use --inserts? Maybe it'll offer some hints.
>
> Andy,
>
> Only if I restore /usr/local/pgsql/data/* from the backup tape of a few
> days ago. I need to drop the table before trying to insert it.
>
>> Also, do you have the right line endings for your os?
>
> Well, linux uses only \n, and that's the only environment in which I work.
>
>> To restore, you are using: psql dbname < filename
>> correct?
>
> No, I'm running within pgsql and using the \i option. I can try it from
> the command line before restoring from the backup and trying again.
>
> Rich
>

Ah, I see there was a prior thread about this problem.  You said you'd
missed the \. and said it was resolved.  So is this a same file or a
different one?

-Andy