=?UTF-8?B?Ik5pbHMgTy4gU2Vsw6VzZGFsIg==?= <nosel...@asgaard.homelinux.org> 
writes:
> I'm wondering if there's a way to show the column type of a result with 
> psql, e.g.

>>> select sum(r) from mytable;
>     r
> -------
>   101.0

> I'd like to see the type of the 'r' column.

There's nothing built-in to psql, but you could modify the query, eg

select pg_typeof(sum(r)) from mytable;

(Adding "LIMIT 1" would be wise in most cases, though you don't need it
here.)

                        regards, tom lane

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