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From: Kent Dorfman <[email protected]>
To: Christophe Pettus <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Description field for tables and views
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 16:24:12 -0400
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On 7/3/24 15:30, Christophe Pettus wrote:
>
>> On Jul 3, 2024, at 12:28, Kent Dorfman<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>
>> Is there any psql function/command to add a description field to a table or view definition in the system?
> Allow me to introduce you to my good friend "COMMENT":
>
> 	https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-comment.html
Thanks for the hint!

It's the simplest and most direct solution.  Been typing SQL for 40 
years and haven't had occasion to use COMMENT.  Is it SQL standard or 
postgres specific?  Am not a DBA by trade but an embedded systems guy.

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