On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Paul Tomblin wrote:

> Quoting will trillich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > test=# create view its_really_the_same_thing as select true where 1
> > > between 1 and 3;
> > > 
> > > test=# \d its_really_the_same_thing
> > > ...
> > > View definition: SELECT 't'::bool WHERE ((1 >= 1) AND (1 <= 3));
> > > 
> > > 
> > > HTH,
> > > -- 
> > > Joel Burton   <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington
> > 
> > just wanted to say -- BEAUTIFULLY executed reply. 
> > not only did you answer the query succinctly and completely,
> > you showed, quite clearly, how to find out such answers.
> 
> I was impressed as well.  I didn't know you could use \d to find the
> definition of views like that.

Yep.

Now what I'd love is \recreate foobar which would execute

DROP VIEW foobar; CREATE VIEW foobar AS ...

So that I could conveniently up-arrow in psql's readline, and edit and
re-create the view.

Woud save me a hundred vi fumblings or X-mouse cutting and pastings a
week.

... who needs GUIs? ;-)

-- 
Joel Burton   <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington


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