Re: converting an old databaes to postgresql 8.1

Roger D Vargas wrote:
> After a reinstall, I lost my most recent backup in sql format and
> instead I have the database directory. The big problem is that it is in
> some old format, 8.1 doesnt accept it and 8.0.15 neither. Is there any
> way to convert such database files to the recent format?



YES, install the same version that was used to create the database; then
create another backup.  The database directory should have a file called
PG_VERSION which contains this version number.