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Bob Pawley wrote:

I want to be able to convert a PostgreSQL database to other formats such as Oracle, Access etc. - with, as well as without, the data.

Can this task be accomplished by employing pg_dump in SQL?

If you dump with inserts, data only, then yes but it will be slow as
snot to import.

Bob Pawley

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Is there a better method of transfering the database and data to between
DBs?

Bob

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From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] pg_dump

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Bob Pawley wrote:

Is there a better method of transfering the database and data to between
DBs?

Use your favorite language to do so.

Joshua D. Drake

Bob

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] pg_dump

Bob Pawley wrote:

I want to be able to convert a PostgreSQL database to other formats
such as Oracle, Access etc. - with, as well as without, the data.

Can this task be accomplished by employing pg_dump in SQL?

If you dump with inserts, data only, then yes but it will be slow as
snot to import.

Bob Pawley

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One table or many? Transactionally consistent? Live connection or
intermittent?

On 10/02/07 17:37, Bob Pawley wrote:

Is there a better method of transfering the database and data to between
DBs?

Bob

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] pg_dump

Bob Pawley wrote:

I want to be able to convert a PostgreSQL database to other formats
such as Oracle, Access etc. - with, as well as without, the data.

Can this task be accomplished by employing pg_dump in SQL?

If you dump with inserts, data only, then yes but it will be slow as
snot to import.

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Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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On Tuesday 02 October 2007 3:37 pm, Bob Pawley wrote:

Is there a better method of transfering the database and data to between
DBs?

Bob

From the Postgres website

PgFoundry project
http://pgfoundry.org/projects/dbi-link/

Commercial products
http://www.dbconvert.com/

More commercial projects (not all pertain to your question)
http://www.postgresql.org/download/commercial

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