From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: reina_ga@hotmail.com
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: best method to copy data across databases
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:12:07 -0400
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reina_ga@hotmail.com (Tony Reina) writes:
> If the 2 tables have different arrangements, then I'm not sure if
> there is a quick way. The safest way is probably to do a pg_dump
> --attribute-inserts.
In recent versions (definitely 7.4, don't remember about 7.3),
pg_dump will include a column list in its COPY commands, so a
plain pg_dump should work. The way with COPY will be a good bit
faster than a pile of INSERT commands.
regards, tom lane
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