[postgis-users] Hard upgrade questions in WIN

[Robert Coup]

Jonathan Aguero wrote:
>
> I work in the localhost and I don’t need the pg server on-line all the 
> time so I think the easiest way to upgrade is to dump the database, 
> uninstall postgis and pg, install pg 8.2 and the technology preview of 
> postgis 1.2.1 and then run the postgis_restore.pl. Am I right with my 
> approach?
>
> Now, this bring my other question: can I run the postgis_restore.pl 
> script in windows? It seems like it is a LINUX script (sh) so I don’t 
> know. If not, what should I do?
>
Tip: do a dump of the old db in plain text - just in case it all doesn't 
work out. In a worst-case you can strip all the Postgis 
function/operator/etc definitions out in an editor then restore it into 
a DB you've set up with the new postgis.

Rob :)

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