From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: John van Zantvoort <snl.jydawg@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: obtaining column names from tables or views
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:29:23 +0000
Message-ID: <474D8953.6060900@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <872c5faa0711280713t4627c24fj2992abe1487df9ed@mail.gmail.com>
References: <872c5faa0711280713t4627c24fj2992abe1487df9ed@mail.gmail.com>
John van Zantvoort wrote:
> moin,
>
> I've got a question. I'm scripting against an existing postgresql database
> environment and need to tweak queries based on the columns in the views or
> tables, how can if find these w/o querying the tables or views.
There is a whole section of the manual devoted to the system catalogues:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/catalogs.html
Or there's the "information schema" which is in a standardised layout
but doesn't include PG-specific details.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/information-schema.html
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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