Re: Automating Postgres Backup

From: Frank Bax <fbax(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
To: PostgreSQL List - Novice <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Automating Postgres Backup
Date: 2008-11-11 15:33:16
Message-ID: 4919A5BC.2050409@sympatico.ca
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gcj wrote:
> I’m using Postgres 8.3 on Windows Server to store data from an
> Apache/Tomcat Web Application. I’m using pg_dump to backup the database
> manually on a daily basis.
>
> Can someone recommend a solution or 3^rd party application to automate
> the backup process? Ideally, I would like to do this without taking the
> application off-line.

I run PostgreSQL on a non-Windows system; but I understand that Windows
has something called "Scheduled Tasks" that should do what you want.

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