Hi,
Is there any equivalent command for '\d tablename'.
Inorder to get the table structure is there any SQL query in postgres?

Thank you,
Regards,
sandhya

run the psql command with -E option and do
\d tablename.

On 8/24/05, sandhya <sandhyar@amiindia.co.in> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Is there any equivalent command for '\d tablename'.
> Inorder to get the table structure is there any SQL query in postgres?
> Thank you,
> Regards,
> sandhya
>



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On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 11:50 +0530, sandhya wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there any equivalent command for '\d tablename'.
> Inorder to get the table structure is there any SQL query in postgres?
>
use psql -E to see the SQL commands that are used to implement \d and
other such commands.

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You should also take a look at
http://pgfoundry.org/projects/newsysviews/; it makes getting this kind
of info out of the database much easier.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 02:43:31PM +0530, Gnanavel S wrote:
> run the psql command with -E option and do
> \d tablename.
>
> On 8/24/05, sandhya <sandhyar@amiindia.co.in> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Is there any equivalent command for '\d tablename'.
> > Inorder to get the table structure is there any SQL query in postgres?
> > Thank you,
> > Regards,
> > sandhya
> >
>
>
>
> --
> with regards,
> S.Gnanavel
> Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

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