Rebuilding database from table files

Help!

Is it possible to rebuild a database when you only have the files that
contain the table data?

There was no response when I posted this before. Does this mean that there
is no solution?

Mark.
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Mark Lawrence wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a problem:
>
> Due to a mismanaged upgrade I'm in the situation of having a
> $PGDATA/base/template1 directory without any of the files from the $PGDATA
> directory itself.
>
> Using the unix 'strings' command I can see the data inside the actual
> template1 database table files, however I can't get to the data using
> postgresql.
>
> I have tried a fresh install, recreating the tables, copying the old
> template1 directory over the new but all queries return empty (no) rows.
> Any ideas on how I can use the original table files to regain my data?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark.
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