Hi Referencing https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/rowtypes.html Taking a chance here.... Is there a short-hand way in which I can create a table with the same structure as a user defined composite type ? E.g. CREATE TYPE inventory_item AS ( name text, supplier_id integer, price numeric ); CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table ( like type inventory_item ); We're using composite types rather extensively as the return structure of functions: CREATE FUNCTION some_func() RETURNS SETOF inventory_item ....; Of course I can: CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table AS ( SELECT some_func( ) ); But , in some cases , where the function returns a large number of records I want to create the table beforehand in order to add indexes: CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table ( like type inventory_item ); CREATE INDEX idx ON inventory_item_table ( id ); INSERT INTO inventory_item_table SELECT some_func(); Will appreciate any input. Regards gmbouwer
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