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Old 04-09-2008, 11:23 PM
chuckee
 
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Default Re: table size and storage location



paul rivers-2 wrote:
>
> chuckee wrote:
>> 1) how do I find out the size, in MB, of a particular table (called
>> 'capture' in this case).
>> I tried entering the SQL query SELECT (pg_tablespace_size('capture'));
>> The result was the following:
>> ERROR: tablespace "capture" does not exist
>>

>
> You're looking for pg_relation_size('capture') or
> pg_total_relation_size('capture'). A tablespace is a named location for
> creating objects.
>
>


Thanks but I still get the error 'ERROR: relation "capture" does not exist'
when trying these two alternative functions you mention above. There is
definitely a table called 'capture' in my database!
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