Tom Spencer wrote:
> I need to compare the age of some data files against the "age" (i.e.
> time of last commit) of the database. If the data files are newer
> then the database needs to be rebuilt.
>
> I can kludge together a solution but by far the cleanest solution
> would be to just ask "what time was the last commit?"
Only so long as nothing else updates a table. Which would mean not
running autovacuum etc.
Simplest solution would be to have an "import_events" table and just add
a row to that every time you import.
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd