[SQL] How to completely move a table to another schema?

[Chris Travers]

Hi all;

I have a function which moves a table from one schema to another by
updating the relnamespace field of pg_class:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION move_relation(VARCHAR, VARCHAR, VARCHAR)
RETURNS BOOL
AS '
-- $1 is the table name
-- $2 is the source schema
-- $3 is the destination schema
--
        UPDATE pg_catalog.pg_class
        SET relnamespace = (SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace
                                WHERE nspname = $3)
        WHERE relnamespace = (SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace
                                WHERE nspname = $2)
                AND relname = $1;
                                   
        UPDATE pg_catalog.pg_type
        SET typnamespace = (SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace
                                WHERE nspname = $3)
        WHERE typnamespace = (SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace
                                WHERE nspname = $2)
                AND typname = $1;
                                                                                
        SELECT TRUE;
' LANGUAGE SQL;
                                                     
Am I missing anything?  I have already had a few problems that led me to discover 
that I needed to put in the second update query.  Just figured I would check.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers


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