From: Andrew - Supernews <andrew+nonews@supernews.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Matching the MYSQL "Describe <table-name>" command
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:24:00 -0000
Message-ID: <slrnd6o02v.fpt.andrew+nonews@trinity.supernews.net> (raw)
References: <200504241902.16770.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
On 2005-04-24, Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:
> I am rather new to Postgres (running 7.4) but I am trying to port some PHP
> code that has been built to run with mysql.
>
> I have got stuck trying to find the equivalent of the Mysql "DESCRIBE
><tablename>;" SQL statement that lists the columns and type identifiers of a
> table.
>
> I think I am going to do a SELECT on the "pg_attribute" table,
Steer clear of reading the system catalogs directly; getting the right
answers from them can be much harder than it appears, since they are
organized purely for the convenience of the backend.
For this specific task, information_schema.columns should be pretty close
to what you need.
--
Andrew, Supernews
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