[GENERAL] What query on system tables retrieves table or queries definitoin

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What is the query for retrieving a tables and a views definition from the system
tables (in 7.4).

I am trying to find my way in the system tables and I am finding very confusing,
especially way in the way the tables are linked.



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Re: [GENERAL] What query on system tables retrieves table or queries definitoin

[Martijn van Oosterhout]

On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 03:13:18AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 
 What is the query for retrieving a tables and a views definition from the 
 system
 tables (in 7.4).
 
 I am trying to find my way in the system tables and I am finding very 
 confusing,
 especially way in the way the tables are linked.

If you start psql with the -E switch or use \set ECHO_HIDDEN = 'on'
then the \d command print the queries used to generate the output. This
should give you a good start. Alternativly, use the information_schema.

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout   kleptog@svana.org   http://svana.org/kleptog/
 Patent. n. Genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. A patent is a
 tool for doing 5% of the work and then sitting around waiting for someone
 else to do the other 95% so you can sue them.


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