From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
To: Brandon Metcalf <bmetcalf@nortel.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: add column if doesn't exist
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:16:04 +0200
Message-ID: <200509270216.05141.peter_e@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58L.0509261534430.1453@cash.rhiamet.com>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.58L.0509261534430.1453@cash.rhiamet.com>
Brandon Metcalf wrote:
> Is there a way to check for the existence of a column in a table
> other than, say, doing a SELECT on that column name and checking the
> output?
SELECT * FROM information_schema.columns;
Customize to taste.
--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
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