diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index 0885cfeac2..92d83dd39c 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *		$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c,v 1.57 2002/09/04 20:31:34 momjian Exp $
+ *		$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c,v 1.58 2002/10/16 05:46:54 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ RestoreArchive(Archive *AHX, RestoreOptions *ropt)
 				/*
 				 * If we can output the data, then restore it.
 				 */
-				if (AH->PrintTocDataPtr !=NULL && (reqs & REQ_DATA) != 0)
+				if (AH->PrintTocDataPtr != NULL && (reqs & REQ_DATA) != 0)
 				{
 #ifndef HAVE_LIBZ
 					if (AH->compression != 0)
@@ -304,11 +304,9 @@ RestoreArchive(Archive *AHX, RestoreOptions *ropt)
 						 */
 						if (!AH->CustomOutPtr)
 							write_msg(modulename, "WARNING: skipping large object restoration\n");
-
 					}
 					else
 					{
-
 						_disableTriggersIfNecessary(AH, te, ropt);
 
 						/*
@@ -362,11 +360,9 @@ RestoreArchive(Archive *AHX, RestoreOptions *ropt)
 		te = AH->toc->next;
 		while (te != AH->toc)
 		{
-
 			/* Is it table data? */
 			if (strcmp(te->desc, "TABLE DATA") == 0)
 			{
-
 				ahlog(AH, 2, "checking whether we loaded %s\n", te->tag);
 
 				reqs = _tocEntryRequired(te, ropt);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
index e5572db01d..1075c06053 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *	Implements the basic DB functions used by the archiver.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c,v 1.41 2002/09/07 16:14:33 petere Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c,v 1.42 2002/10/16 05:46:54 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ _check_database_version(ArchiveHandle *AH, bool ignoreVersion)
 
 	myversion = _parse_version(AH, PG_VERSION);
 
-	res = PQexec(conn, "SELECT version();");
+	/*
+	 *	Autocommit could be off.  We turn it off later but we have to check
+	 *	the database version first.
+	 */
+	
+	res = PQexec(conn, "BEGIN;SELECT version();");
 	if (!res ||
 		PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK ||
 		PQntuples(res) != 1)
-
 		die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not get version from server: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
 
 	remoteversion_str = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0);
@@ -73,6 +77,12 @@ _check_database_version(ArchiveHandle *AH, bool ignoreVersion)
 
 	PQclear(res);
 
+	res = PQexec(conn, "COMMIT;");
+	if (!res ||
+		PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
+		die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not get version from server: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
+	PQclear(res);
+
 	AH->public.remoteVersion = remoteversion;
 
 	if (myversion != remoteversion
@@ -277,6 +287,18 @@ ConnectDatabase(Archive *AHX,
 	/* check for version mismatch */
 	_check_database_version(AH, ignoreVersion);
 
+	/* Turn autocommit on */
+	if (AH->public.remoteVersion >= 70300)
+	{
+		PGresult   *res;
+
+		res = PQexec(AH->connection, "SET autocommit TO 'on'");
+		if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
+			die_horribly(AH, NULL, "SET autocommit TO 'on' failed: %s",
+						  PQerrorMessage(AH->connection));
+		PQclear(res);
+	}
+
 	PQsetNoticeProcessor(AH->connection, notice_processor, NULL);
 
 	return AH->connection;
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 5f7bf54e01..8c52fad99b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.302 2002/10/09 16:20:25 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.303 2002/10/16 05:46:54 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -549,22 +549,21 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	g_conn = ConnectDatabase(g_fout, dbname, pghost, pgport, username, force_password, ignore_version);
 
 	/*
-	 * Start serializable transaction to dump consistent data
+	 * Start serializable transaction to dump consistent data.
 	 */
 	{
 		PGresult   *res;
 
-		res = PQexec(g_conn, "begin");
+		res = PQexec(g_conn, "BEGIN");
 		if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
 			exit_horribly(g_fout, NULL, "BEGIN command failed: %s",
 						  PQerrorMessage(g_conn));
-
 		PQclear(res);
-		res = PQexec(g_conn, "set transaction isolation level serializable");
+
+		res = PQexec(g_conn, "SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE");
 		if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
 			exit_horribly(g_fout, NULL, "could not set transaction isolation level to serializable: %s",
 						  PQerrorMessage(g_conn));
-
 		PQclear(res);
 	}