Re: determine if a table exists - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Christoph Haller
Subject Re: determine if a table exists
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Msg-id 200208011042.MAA22571@rodos
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In response to determine if a table exists  (Joseph Syjuco <joseph@asti.dost.gov.ph>)
List pgsql-sql
> 
> how do i determine if a table exists using select statement
> i want to find out if it exists if not ill create it if yes then ill do
> some editing with it
> TIA
> 
do 
SELECT relname FROM pg_class       WHERE relkind='r'       AND relname !~ '^pg_'       AND relname !~ '^pga_'       AND
relname!~ '^pgadmin_';
 

You should also refer to Chapter 3. System Catalogs 
in the Documentation. 

Regards, Christoph 


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