RE: copying tables

Does pg_dump work with BLOBs yet ?

terry

> ----------
> From:     Rob Arnold[SMTP:rob@cabrion.com]
> Sent:     Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:31 PM
> To:     Robert Kernell; pgsql-general@postgresql.org;
> pgsql-novice@postgresql.org; dbi-users-subscribe@perl.org
> Subject:     Re: copying tables
>
> use pg_dump with the -t option.
>
> --rob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Kernell" <kernell@sundog.larc.nasa.gov>
> To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>; <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org>;
> <dbi-users-subscribe@perl.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:51 AM
> Subject: copying tables
>
>
> > Hi. I am trying to copy tables. I want to copy a table in one database
> to
> a
> > table in another database. The tables are identical. Here is to code and
> the
> > error when using DBI. Can I just use postgresQL somehow?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Table    = fs648
> >
> +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+---
> --
> --+
> > |              Field               |              Type                |
> Length|
> >
> +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+---
> --
> --+
> > | day                              | text                             |
> var |
> > | type                             | text                             |
> var |
> > | flight                           | text                             |
> var |
> > | scene                            | text                             |
> var |
> > | pattern                          | int4                             |
> 4 |
> > | leg                              | text                             |
> var |
> > | id                               | int4 not null                    |
> 4 |
> >
> +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+---
> --
> --+
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/perl -wT
> >
> > use strict;
> > use DBI;
> >
> > my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Pg:dbname=misr_l1;
> >    host=sundog.larc.nasa.gov;port=5432", "", "")
> >    or die "Can't connect\n";                      #connect to database
> > my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * from fs648");
> > $sth->execute();
> > my $array_ref = $sth->fetchall_arrayref();
> > $sth->finish;
> > $dbh->disconnect or warn "Disconnection failed\n";
> >  $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Pg:dbname=misr_l0;
> >    host=sundog.larc.nasa.gov;port=5432", "", "")
> >    or die "Can't connect\n";                     #connect to database
> > foreach my $row ($array_ref)
> > {  my ($day, $type, $flight, $scene, $pattern, $leg, $id) = @$row;
> >    my $dayq = $dbh->quote($day);
> >    my $typeq = $dbh->quote($type);
> >    my $flightq = $dbh->quote($flight);
> >    my $sceneq = $dbh->quote($scene);
> >    my $legq = $dbh->quote($leg);
> >    my $rows = $dbh->do("INSERT INTO fs648 VALUES ( $dayq, $typeq,
> >       $flightq, $sceneq, $pattern, $legq, $id)");
> > }
> > $dbh->disconnect or warn "Disconnection failed\n";
> >
> > DBD::Pg::db do failed: ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "xe1154"
> >
> > $pattern and $id are integers and so don't need quoting. It doesn't work
> if I
> > quote them anyway.
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > Bob Kernell
> > Research Scientist
> > Analytical Services & Materials, Inc.
> > NASA Atmospheric Sciences Competency
> > Radiation and Aerolsols Branch
> > email: r.w.kernell@larc.nasa.gov
> > tel: 757-827-4631
> >
> >
>
>