"Alvaro Herrera" <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> Gregory Stark wrote:
>
>> I think Simon's interface was overly complex but if we can simplify it then it
>> could be useful. As Grittner mentioned implicit queries could make use of it
>> automatically. Also pg_dump or Slony could make use of it automatically.
>
> Hmm, what use would it have for pg_dump? Normally, when it is a
> problem, you want access to a large set of tables, frequently all of
> them.
Well pg_dump -t or pg_restore -L
For that matter pg_restore generally knows it's not going to access any
existing tables that don't match the tables it's restoring...
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