Re: getting information of tables and indexes

SELECT * FROM information_schema.tables;
SELECT * FROM information_schema.columns;

These should have most of the information you need.

Regards,
Paul Tillotson

Srikanth Utpala (Virinchi) wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am Srikanth. I want to get the information about all tables in the
> existing postgresql . I want list all the tables and its columns
> information by executing a simple SQL statement like in oracle. We
> have a view like “user_tab_columns” in oracle to get all the
> information of the tables of a user. Can we have nay option like this
> in postgresql can u help out in this.
>
> And also I want to get all constraints in the database and also
> respective parent tables and parent columns for the referential
> constrains. Please help in this issues.
>
> I will be thankful to you for your helping in this
>
> Regards,
>
> **Srikanth.Utpala**
>