Sure. The system tables can be accessed via SQL.
I frequently use the output of psql's hidden queries to glean more
information about postgres internals for needs like yours where
postgres has the information but not the interface to accomplish a
specific task.
-tfo
On Oct 19, 2004, at 12:50 PM, Josh Close wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:48:34 -0500, Thomas F. O'Connell
> <tfo@sitening.com> wrote:
>> Ah, yes. You're right.
>>
>> Presumably you could use the hidden query from \dn in psql to get the
>> tables necessary for a script. That's the next best thing I can think
>> of.
>
> I wrote a script to do the vacumming. I just have a config file where
> you can list the tables you want vacuumed.
>
> Can you use those tables via normal sql? It would be nice to do that
> via sql.
>
> -Josh
