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From: Adrian Klaver <[email protected]>
To: David Gauthier <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: \dt shows table but \d <table> says the table doesn't exist ?
Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 14:06:38 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEs=6DnMQCAF_c+=Vup8qnOM1OT1GfFq6nzGF2a3EhgnyrjpMg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEs=6DnMQCAF_c+=Vup8qnOM1OT1GfFq6nzGF2a3EhgnyrjpMg@mail.gmail.com>

On 5/3/24 13:58, David Gauthier wrote:
> psql (15.3, server 14.5) on linux
> 
> Someone else's DB which I've been asked to look at.
> 
> \dt gives many tables, here are just 3...
> 
>   public | some_idIds                                       | table | 
> cron_user
>   public | WarningIds                                       | table | 
> cron_user
>   public | cpf_inv_driverIds                                | table | 
> cron_user
> 
> but \d public.some_idIds gives..
> 
> Did not find any relation named "public.some_idIds".
> 
> Soooooo... what am I missing ?

Try:

select relname, length(relname) from pg_class where relname ilike 
'%some_idIds%';

Best guess there are hidden characters.

> owner is "cron_user".  \dt shows cron_user is the owner of the table.
> 
> 

-- 
Adrian Klaver
[email protected]







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