Re: search_path and current_schema - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: search_path and current_schema
Date
Msg-id 15843.1382891106@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to search_path and current_schema  (Jayadevan M <maymala.jayadevan@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: search_path and current_schema
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Jayadevan M <maymala.jayadevan@gmail.com> writes:
> I thought current_schemas and search_path will return the same set of
> schemas (except that current_schema will show pg_catalog also, if we use
> true). Shouldn't mynewschema appear in the output of select
> current_schemas(true)?

Only if it actually exists (and you have usage privilege on it).  See
the description of the search_path variable: nonexistent entries are
silently ignored.

Possibly this behavior should be documented under current_schemas()
as well as under the GUC variable.

            regards, tom lane


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