Thanks much for the quick info that's what I needed.
tjt:
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Todd Turner
tjturner@chpc.utah.edu
801-585-1266
Center for High Performance Computing
University of Utah
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On Wed, 3 May 2000, bangh wrote:
> You need to use pg_dump.
>
> pg_dump old_db_name > old.dump
>
> Then send old.dump to the machine you want, and use commands on that
> machine:
> createDB new_db_name
> cat old.dump | psql new_db_name
>
> Note: new_db_name can be the same as old_db_name here.
>
> --
> Banghe
>
> Todd Turner wrote:
>
> > Hello;
> >
> > http://www.postgresql.org/doxlist.html noticed there isn't any info in
> > copy the postgres data - database directory and files and setting up
> > the same database on another machine. I've tried using createdb then
> > pgaccess to import tables. Using psql the tables are found but the
> > data isn't.
> >
> > When importing a table I'm getting the error Error executing query.
> >
> > Copy subreservation From "subreservation1'
> >
> > PostgresSQL error message:
> > Error: CopyFrom: Fail to add null value in not null attribute username
> >
> > PostgresSQL
> > status:PGRES_FATAL_ERR
> > OR
> >
> > Also ERROR: Bad int8 external representation for another copy and
> > somtimes I'm getting you can not copy a duplicate value into a
> > duplicate key message.
> >
> > I'd appreciate if someone could turn me on to why I'm getting these
> > messages and possibly how you can move a database to another machine.
> >
> > tjt:
> >
> > --
> > ===========================================
> > Todd Turner - tjturner@chpc.utah.edu
> > (801 - 585-1266)
> > Center for High Performance Computing
> > University of Utah
> > ===========================================
> >
> >
>