Re: pg_dump custom format across versions

From: Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Cc: PGSQL Mailing List <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_dump custom format across versions
Date: 2010-05-12 18:45:12
Message-ID: AANLkTimqLqMzvNlONyliaxhnfZ_JjAivhKe8c5eqaCpu@mail.gmail.com
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On 12 May 2010 19:40, Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 19:33 +0100, Thom Brown wrote:
> > On 12 May 2010 19:29, Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 19:05 +0100, Thom Brown wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if there are issues with performing a
> > pg_dump in
> > > custom format in one major version, and using pg_restore on
> > it on a
> > > higher version?
> >
> >
> > You want to use the pg_dump from the higher version.
> >
> > Joshua D. Drake
> >
> >
> > Am I to gather that there are possible incompatibilities?
>
> Definitely.
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>

Thanks for the info Joshua.

In that case, it might be an idea to clarify that on the documentation. I
couldn't find this information.

Thom

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