Re: BUG #13438: Restore using GUI client - Data Not Loading

To clarify - we are trying to restore the 'user' table using pgAdmin III 'r=
estore' function.  This function is selected after right-click on table in =
schema in Object browser.  We successfully used 'backup' and 'restore' in p=
gAdmin III GUI on 30 tables.  This 'user' table has been the only issue.  T=
hanks again for your help.=20



-----Original Message-----
From: Soule, Cathi (HQP)=20
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 7:37 AM
To: 'Tom Lane'
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject: RE: [BUGS] BUG #13438: Restore using GUI client - Data Not Loading

Hi Tom,

I am using the GUI to try and 'restore' the 'user' table - which was backed=
 up using the GUI 'backup' function.  Is there a way to 'leave off all that=
 decoration' as you suggest below - using the GUI?  Unfortunately I don't k=
now my way around in native environment.  We do have 'PSQL Console' plugin =
- although I have not been successful trying to restore here.  That is why =
we were relying on the GUI - which worked great for all our other tables.=20

Thank you very much for your help,

Cathi Soule=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:57 AM
To: Soule, Cathi (HQP)
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #13438: Restore using GUI client - Data Not Loading

cathi.soule@roberthalf.com writes:
> Hello, I am trying to backup / restore a table named 'user' using=20
> Postgres GUI/client. The restore does not load data. I suspect the=20
> issue may be the tablename 'user' (not my table). The backup msgs are=20
> listed below. My other successful restores had 2 additional msgs
> (pg_restore: processing data for table "skillc" pg_restore: setting=20
> owner and privileges for TABLE DATA skillc). Defaults were used on=20
> backup and restore. Does anyone know how to resolve? Thank you for any he=
lp!

>  C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/9.4/bin\pg_restore.exe --host localhost=20
> --port
> 5432 --username "postgres" --dbname "d27qs7oej1f23" --no-password=20
> --data-only --table \"user\" --schema xyz1 --verbose "E:\20150611=20
> Mig32QA user4.backup"
>  pg_restore: connecting to database for restore  Process returned exit=20
> code 0.

I'm not real sure what backslashes do in the Windows command interpreter, b=
ut I bet the problem is that what pg_restore is getting as the argument of =
the --table switch is not just user but something with quote marks and/or b=
ackslashes in it, and that's not matching any table name it can find in the=
 file so it doesn't restore anything.

Try leaving off all that decoration.  "user" is not a keyword as far as the=
 shell is concerned, so it doesn't really need quoting in this context.

            regards, tom lane