Обсуждение: Show tables query
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."
Any ideas?
Thanks
Andy
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 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. Hope this helped, - -- ~ Grega Bremec ~ gregab at p0f dot net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEL5qjfu4IwuB3+XoRA7CDAKCBFI7749wtFfsf4GXm3JcPQBU81gCffZMT GbeTZzo0T3RJBwvwlK61O9c= =NhhS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Grega Bremec wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > 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 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFEL5qjfu4IwuB3+XoRA7CDAKCBFI7749wtFfsf4GXm3JcPQBU81gCffZMT > GbeTZzo0T3RJBwvwlK61O9c= > =NhhS > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > Regards, Oleg _____________________________________________________________ Oleg Bartunov, Research Scientist, Head of AstroNet (www.astronet.ru), Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Russia Internet: oleg@sai.msu.su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/ phone: +007(495)939-16-83, +007(495)939-23-83
After takin a swig o' Arrakan spice grog, andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk ("Andy Shellam") belched out: > Is there an SQL command supported by Postgres to return a list of tables in a database? Yes, it's called SELECT. There is a standard schema called INFORMATION_SCHEMA, which contains a variety of relevant views. Notably, you could request: SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES; That has the merit of actually conforming to SQL standards... -- output = reverse("moc.liamg" "@" "enworbbc") http://cbbrowne.com/info/ They have finally found the most ultimately useless thing on the web... Found at the Victoria's Secret website: "The online shop: Text Only Listing"
On 4/2/06, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> wrote:
where table_type='BASE TABLE'
if you need tables only otherwise it returns the Views also.
After takin a swig o' Arrakan spice grog, andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk ("Andy Shellam") belched out:
> Is there an SQL command supported by Postgres to return a list of tables in a database?
Yes, it's called SELECT.
There is a standard schema called INFORMATION_SCHEMA, which contains a
variety of relevant views.
Notably, you could request:
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
where table_type='BASE TABLE'
;
if you need tables only otherwise it returns the Views also.
That has the merit of actually conforming to SQL standards...
--
output = reverse(" moc.liamg" "@" "enworbbc")
http://cbbrowne.com/info/
They have finally found the most ultimately useless thing on the web...
Found at the Victoria's Secret website:
"The online shop: Text Only Listing"
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> After takin a swig o' Arrakan spice grog, andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk ("Andy Shellam") belched out: >> Is there an SQL command supported by Postgres to return a list of tables in a database? Sorry, did I say something wrong? I thought it was a perfectly valid question actually. The application in mind is going to be run exclusively on Postgres, so I'm not overly fussed over standards - I just wanted a quick win, of which Grega's SQL gave it me perfectly - tables only, nothing else included.
On 4/2/06, Andy Shellam <andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk> wrote: > > After takin a swig o' Arrakan spice grog, andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk > ("Andy Shellam") belched out: > >> Is there an SQL command supported by Postgres to return a list of tables > in a database? > > Sorry, did I say something wrong? I thought it was a perfectly valid > question actually. The application in mind is going to be run exclusively > on Postgres, > > so I'm not overly fussed over standards - I just wanted a quick > win, of which Grega's SQL gave it me perfectly - tables only, nothing else > included. the information_schema approach is still better than querying the system catalogs. The system catalogs are internal to postgresql what if future versions of postgresql change the sys catalogs dramatically ? (your app breaks!) information_schema is the standard which are more likely to behave the same in all versions of pgsql becoz they are(currently) views on the sys catalogs. Regds Rajesh Kumar Mallah. > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org >
Thanks Rajesh, That's always a risk anyway with anything - hence where upgrade testing comes in ;-) I'll probably go this way if I do indeed have this need still - it was only a preliminary thought process, I just thought I'd ask the question. Thanks Andy -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Rajesh Kumar Mallah Sent: Sunday, 02 April, 2006 4:32 pm To: andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk Cc: Christopher Browne; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Show tables query On 4/2/06, Andy Shellam <andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk> wrote: > > After takin a swig o' Arrakan spice grog, andy.shellam@mailnetwork.co.uk > ("Andy Shellam") belched out: > >> Is there an SQL command supported by Postgres to return a list of tables > in a database? > > Sorry, did I say something wrong? I thought it was a perfectly valid > question actually. The application in mind is going to be run exclusively > on Postgres, > > so I'm not overly fussed over standards - I just wanted a quick > win, of which Grega's SQL gave it me perfectly - tables only, nothing else > included. the information_schema approach is still better than querying the system catalogs. The system catalogs are internal to postgresql what if future versions of postgresql change the sys catalogs dramatically ? (your app breaks!) information_schema is the standard which are more likely to behave the same in all versions of pgsql becoz they are(currently) views on the sys catalogs. Regds Rajesh Kumar Mallah. > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend !DSPAM:14,442feeb335041315618668!
"Rajesh Kumar Mallah" <mallah.rajesh@gmail.com> writes: > information_schema is the standard which are more likely to behave > the same in all versions of pgsql becoz they are(currently) views on > the sys catalogs. Unfortunately, the SQL committee did tremendous damage to that argument by changing the definitions of some of those views in SQL2003 :-( I'd still agree that the information_schema is less likely to change than the underlying catalogs, but it's not an ironclad guarantee that your app won't break. (We haven't caught up to the SQL2003 behavior yet, but I believe Peter Eisentraut is working on it for PG 8.2.) regards, tom lane
Tom Lane wrote: > Unfortunately, the SQL committee did tremendous damage to that > argument by changing the definitions of some of those views in > SQL2003 :-( The only changes to existing views were one renamed column and two or three cases with relaxed permission checks so that more objects are now shown. I do not expect any application to break. > (We haven't caught up to the SQL2003 behavior yet, but I believe > Peter Eisentraut is working on it for PG 8.2.) I'm committing it now. Thanks for reminding me -- I had almost forgotten about that patch. :) -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> Unfortunately, the SQL committee did tremendous damage to that >> argument by changing the definitions of some of those views in >> SQL2003 :-( > The only changes to existing views were one renamed column and two or > three cases with relaxed permission checks so that more objects are now > shown. I do not expect any application to break. I'm sure the committee thinks the same, and they may even be right. I'm just pointing out that they've lost the moral high ground of "this API will never change". regards, tom lane