[postgis-users] ST_GeomFromGML in postgis 1.3.6

[Olivier Courtin]

On Apr 15, 2010, at 10:39 AM, Teresa Fazio wrote:

Hi,

> I'm using postgis 1.3.6 and postgresql 8.4.0 (on a Solaris Sparc)  
> and I need a postgis function to convert GML representation of  
> geometry into a PostGIS geometry object.
> How can I install ST_GeomFromGML function on my postgis 1.3.6  
> without upgrading to postgis 1.5?

You just can't
You need to upgrade to 1.5.1

> If I can't how can I upgrade in soft mode?

  - Install 1.5.1
  - Create a pg_dump backup from 1.3.6
  - Create a new spatial database in 1.5.1
  - Restore datas from your previous backup
  - Just play


HTH,

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Olivier