the database</p>
<pre>
     createdb DATABASE
        psql -d DATABASE -f DATABASE.sql
</pre>
<p>This procedure is now like any normal backup and restore
procedure. I can say whether this has been proven using the pg_dump
archive, and restoring with pg_restore. In theory there should be
no problems with any format after the patch is applied.</p>

<p>This restoration procedure should never be an issue with the
patch applied to version 8.0 of PostgreSQL. Only versions 7.3 and
7.4 are affected. You can avoid a