Re: I do not get the point of the information_schema - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: I do not get the point of the information_schema
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In response to Re: I do not get the point of the information_schema  ("Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-pgsql@hjp.at>)
Responses Re: I do not get the point of the information_schema  ("Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-pgsql@hjp.at>)
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On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 3:57 PM, Peter J. Holzer <hjp-pgsql@hjp.at> wrote:
(That said, it looks like both PostgreSQL and MariaDB include additional
columns beyond those mandated by the standard - you can't rely on those,
of course. And some databases like Oracle don't even have an information
schema.)

​Given the documented charter of information_schema I'd present your conclusion and evidence to pgsql-bugs...while I suppose extra columns are not inherently harmful at minimum they would need to be documented if kept.

David J.

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