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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: select view definition from pg_views feature request
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Msg-id 31367.1572815723@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to select view definition from pg_views feature request  (Michael Shapiro <mshapiro51@gmail.com>)
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Re: select view definition from pg_views feature request  (Michael Shapiro <mshapiro51@gmail.com>)
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Michael Shapiro <mshapiro51@gmail.com> writes:
> It seems that the definition of a view from pg_catalog.pg_views does not
> qualify the tables used in the view if the tables are in the current search
> path.

> Is it possible to either have the definition always qualify all tables
> independent of the search_path (or else provide a new column that does
> that)?

Why don't you just change the search path to empty before selecting?

            regards, tom lane

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