You need to install the contrib/dbsize
package.
Yes it will work from psql. Not sure though
if this contrib package is bundled with
pgsql 7.2.3 , with 7.3.2 yes.
regds
mallah.
On Thursday 13 Mar 2003 10:39 pm, you wrote:
> I assume these command need to be run within psql? They don't work for me.
> Could it be specific to a newer version? We are using 7.2.3
> Thanks
> Jodi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rajesh Kumar Mallah" <mallah@trade-india.com>
> To: "Ogden Nefix" <onefix@waste.org>; <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 4:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Table Sizes
>
>
> >
> > use contrib/dbsize
> >
> > 1. select relation_size('schemaname.tablename');
> > 2. select database_size('databasename');
> >
> >
> > function 1 does not works with tablename in miXed CaSe.
> >
> >
> > regds
> > mallah.
> >
> > On Monday 10 Mar 2003 2:21 am, Ogden Nefix wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is it possible to find out the size of certain tables in PostgreSQL? If
> > > so, how?
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > >
> > > Ogden
> > >
> > >
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> > Mallah
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Rajesh Kumar Mallah,
Project Manager (Development)
Infocom Network Limited, New Delhi
phone: +91(11)6152172 (221) (L) ,9811255597 (M)
Visit http://www.trade-india.com ,
India's Leading B2B eMarketplace.