Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?
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Msg-id 11383.1108877113@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
Responses Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
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Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> If I am understanding this correctly, they could only be displayed if selected 
> explicitly right?

That's always been true.  The behavior at the level of SQL commands
wouldn't change.  The question is whether any apps out there examine
pg_attribute and expect these rows to be present.  Most of the code
I've seen that examines pg_attribute explicitly disregards rows with
attnum < 0 ...
        regards, tom lane


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