I am a novice for PostGres... but if you start postgres with option "-E" it
shows the QUERY which it executes to get result of each "\" command....
Analysing that, you may find something relevant to your prob.
Denis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damon Fasching" <fasching@design.lbl.gov>
To: <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] How does one determine which columns are constrained
PRIMARY KEY?
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> > Damon,
> >
> > > Is it possible to determine which column(s), if any, are constrained
> > > with PRIMARY KEY?
> >
> > From psql, use:
> >
> > \d table_name
> >
> > You will get a list of table characteristics, including any
> > constraints.
> >
> > -Josh
> >
>
> Thanks...but is there a way to check PRIMARY KEY (and do other useful
> things like get a listing of databases) from within an SQL query? I can't
> embed psql '\' commands in my application.
>
> Damon
>
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