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          • I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

            – yankitwizzy
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          • it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

            – guido
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          • I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

            – yankitwizzy
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          • what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

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          • Sorry I meant there is no psql.bat file in the bin directory

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            • I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:09











            • it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

              – guido
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            • I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:17











            • what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

              – guido
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            • Sorry I meant there is no psql.bat file in the bin directory

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              Feb 21 '12 at 11:27
















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            run:



            psql -U your_user_name your_db_name < your_dump_file





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            • I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:09











            • it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

              – guido
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:13











            • I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:17











            • what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

              – guido
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:22











            • Sorry I meant there is no psql.bat file in the bin directory

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              Feb 21 '12 at 11:27














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            • I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:09











            • it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

              – guido
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:13











            • I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:17











            • what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

              – guido
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:22











            • Sorry I meant there is no psql.bat file in the bin directory

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:27



















            • I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:09











            • it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

              – guido
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:13











            • I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:17











            • what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

              – guido
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:22











            • Sorry I meant there is no psql.bat file in the bin directory

              – yankitwizzy
              Feb 21 '12 at 11:27

















            I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

            – yankitwizzy
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:09





            I am on windows 7. Can I do this on windows 7?

            – yankitwizzy
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:09













            it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

            – guido
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:13





            it should, if psql frontend is included in the postgresql package. Try to fire up a terminal, then cd to postgresql bin directory and try to run psql

            – guido
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:13













            I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

            – yankitwizzy
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:17





            I tried it now. It didnt work. There is psql.bat file in the postgres bin directory. I am using postgres 8.3

            – yankitwizzy
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:17













            what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

            – guido
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:22





            what do you mean with 'it didnt work'? if there is psql.bat however, try with that, it should run psql. look here for help archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2006-12/msg00091.php

            – guido
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:22













            Sorry I meant there is no psql.bat file in the bin directory

            – yankitwizzy
            Feb 21 '12 at 11:27





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