So the search_path can not substitute the Oracle synonyms function which in a single way allow us to write generic queries for an application no matter the schema which is being used.
I can not find a solution on this matter in PostgreSQL.
I hope anybody can help me on this subject. The problem is not to find a substitute for the Oracle synonyms, but a way to write queries which, reliably, can be used no matter the schema which owns the tables.
Jayme
----- Original Message ----- From: Martijn van Oosterhout To: jjeffman@cpovo.net Sent: 23-May-2005 12:53:30 -0300 CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [GENERAL] table synonyms On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 09:07:08AM -0300,
It takes the first one.
There is no explicit relationship between users and schemas, however many installations have the search_path default to "$user, public" which is magically substituted on connection. You are ofcourse free to alter search_path whenever you want. Any table can always be referred to by its full name...
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