Bricklen Anderson wrote:
> Steve Clark wrote:
>
>>function from 7.4.x postgres
>>
>>CREATE FUNCTION update_dns(text, text) RETURNS integer
>> AS 'UPDATE domain_details SET domain = $2 WHERE domain = $1;
>> DELETE from domains where domain = $1;
>> SELECT 1 AS ignore;'
>> LANGUAGE sql;
>>
>>I load it into 8.2.5 - then dump it out and it is changed to
>>
>>
>>CREATE FUNCTION update_dns(text, text) RETURNS integer
>> AS $_$UPDATE domain_details SET domain = $2 WHERE domain = $1;
>> DELETE from domains where domain = $1;
>> SELECT 1 AS ignore;$_$
>> LANGUAGE sql;
>>
>>notice $_$ where the single ' use to be.
>>
>>Is there some way to keep this from happening?
>>
>>The reason is we have systems in the field that have configuration
>>information stored in 7.4.x.
>>We want to upload that db info load it into an 8.2.5 db massage it then
>>send it back to the unit
>>in the field. I realize there are things I am going to have to fix up in
>>the 8.2.5 dump to be able to load
>>it back into the 7.4.x db but I want to minimize that as much as possible.
>>
>>We have some units in the field running 8.1.3 and it does not change the
>>' to $_$.
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Steve
>
>
> I think "--disable-dollar-quoting" will work. (pg_dump --help)
>
>
Thanks a lot. I missed that option in the man page - but now I see it.