Re: Date/time of last commit - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: Date/time of last commit
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Msg-id 49B4C123.9060205@archonet.com
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In response to Date/time of last commit  (Tom Spencer <tspencer9@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
Tom Spencer wrote:
> I need to compare the age of some data files against the "age" (i.e.
> time of last commit) of the database.  If the data files are newer
> then the database needs to be rebuilt.
>
> I can kludge together a solution but by far the cleanest solution
> would be to just ask "what time was the last commit?"

Only so long as nothing else updates a table. Which would mean not
running autovacuum etc.

Simplest solution would be to have an "import_events" table and just add
a row to that every time you import.

--
  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd

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