Re: How to get tabloid - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Michael Fuhr
Subject Re: How to get tabloid
Date
Msg-id 20050930173028.GA6035@winnie.fuhr.org
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In response to Re: How to get tabloid  (Terry Lee Tucker <terry@esc1.com>)
Responses Re: How to get tabloid
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On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 06:53:25AM -0400, Terry Lee Tucker wrote:
> To answer at least part of my own question:
>
> SELECT oid FROM pg_class WHERE relname = 'cust';
>
> apparently gives the tableoid.

This query should restrict its results with pg_table_is_visible() --
otherwise you might get the wrong oid if the temporary table has
the same name as a non-temporary table, or if multiple sessions
have temporary tables with the same name.

Here's another way:

SELECT 'cust'::regclass::oid;

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Michael Fuhr

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