creid writes:
> I recently upgraded to 7.3.4 from 7.3.2. Prior to the upgrade I used
> "pg_dump -a > olddatafile" for just data and "pg_dump -s > oldschemafile"
> for schema using the pg_dump utility from 7.3.2. After a "successful"
> install of 7.3.4, I created the database then went on to "successful"
> "psql -f schemafile" and then "psql -f > datafile" and results were as
> expected.
This is unnecessary. The data formats of 7.3.2 and 7.3.4 are compatible.
Just start the new server in place of the old one.
> However, when i used the "pg_dump -a newdatafile" and "psql -f newdatafile"
> commands from the 7.3.4 version, I get random:
>
> psql:bcgdata3:491: ERROR: $1 referential integrity violation - key
> referenced from customer not found in euser
That is an inevitable consequence of dumping schema and data separately.
If you dump them together, pg_dump will insert special commands to disable
the constraints while loading the data.
> However, I successfully update the 7.3.4 database when I "psql -f
> olddatafile" using the 7.3.4 psql command.
How is that different from what you did above?
> What might be my problem and/or solution? I hope I am clear enough for a
> positive response.
It would be even clearer if you showed us the exact sequence of your
commands, not dumbed-down versions. For example, in your case the dump
files where clearly not named "newdatafile". Also, where did you install
the new and old versions? Are you sure that running just "psql" will get
you the right version?
--
Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net