On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Campbell, Lance <la...@illinois.edu>wrote:
> PostgreSQL 9.2**** > > When creating a table or altering a column of a table, is there a way to > add notes on a column?**** > > ** ** > > If not:**** > > I have a new enhancement request. When creating a table or altering a > column, it would be nice if a user could add “comments” or “notes” to a > column. This note would only appear when doing “\d table_name”. **** > > ** ** > > Why? I was adding a new column to a table called “type”. Normally I only > add types as characters even though integers are much better for indexing. > The problem with integers is I never remember what value means what. Does > a 1 mean directory or file. So I end up creating “type” as a character so > I can do a quick SELECT DISTINCT to figure out the options. I would use > integers if I could do \d table_name to see in the notes section what > values meant. I would think other people run into this issue all the time. > You should use an enumerated type definition. create type my_file_type ( 'File', 'Directory', 'SymLink') create table foo ( id integer primary key, filetype my_file_type ) insert into foo(1, 'File'); select * from foo; 1 File ... and so forth. Craig > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > ** ** > > Lance Campbell**** > > Software Architect**** > > Web Services at Public Affairs**** > > 217-333-0382**** > > [image: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign logo]<http://illinois.edu/> > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** >
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