On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Grega Bremec wrote:
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> Andy Shellam wrote:
> | Hi,
> |
> | Is there an SQL command supported by Postgres to return a list of
> | tables in a database?
> |
> | For example on mySQL, you can connect to a database and issue the
> | command SHOW TABLES to bring back a list of tables in that database.
> | In PG this throws the error "unknown configuration parameter TABLES.">
>
> Hello, Andy.
>
> Not a command per se, but there are two ways you can obtain this
> information, depending on where you're working.
>
> The first option is the backslash commands you can use from f.e. psql
> (type \? in a psql prompt to see the full list), where \d will list all
> sorts of database objects, \dt can be used specifically for tables.
>
> The other option which you can use from an SQL script is accessing the
> system tables pg_class, pg_namespace and pg_tablespace in schema
> pg_catalog, using a query similar to those used by the backslash commands:
>
> ~ template1=# SELECT c.relname AS table FROM pg_class c
> ~ LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
> ~ WHERE n.nspname = 'public'
> ~ AND c.relkind = 'r';
>
> Substitute 'public' for whatever schema you're interested in or add
> other schemas according to your preference. Also, take a look at system
> view pg_tables (\d pg_tables).
>
> Also, take a look at the archives, Elein once posted a nice set of views
> ~ and statements you can use for such purposes.
psql -E will show you all queries that internal commands generate
>
> Hope this helped,
> - --
> ~ Grega Bremec
> ~ gregab at p0f dot net
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Oleg
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