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mxl=# \d mxl_quar_process
Did not find any relation named "mxl_quar_process".
mxl=# \dt mxl_quar_process
No matching relations found.
mxl=# select * from pg_class where relname = 'mxl_quar_process';
 relname | relnamespace | reltype | relowner | relam | relfilenode |
relpages | reltuples | reltoastrelid | reltoastidxid | relhasindex |
relisshared | relkind | relnatts | relchecks | reltriggers | relukeys |
relfkeys | relrefs | relhasoids | relhaspkey | relhasrules |
relhassubclass | relacl
---------+--------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------+----
------+-----------+---------------+---------------+-------------+-------
------+---------+----------+-----------+-------------+----------+-------
---+---------+------------+------------+-------------+----------------+-
-------
(0 rows)

mxl=# select * from mxl_quar_process limit 1;
  quar_id   | customer_id | domain_id | user_id  | host_id |
path                                                       | module  |
attempts | state |            created
------------+-------------+-----------+----------+---------+------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------
------------------
 2012787039 |     8022315 |   8022316 | 20018272 | 7953027 |
/mxl/quarantine/p01m183.mxlogic.net/hmausa.com/20031212/b6/b6e39df3.7682
.021.p01m183-8022316-20018272-0.zip.enc | keyword |        0 |     1 |
2004-01-09 23:49:44.056513-07
(1 row)

mxl=#

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:44 AM
To: Lee Wu
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] table not shown

"Lee Wu" <Lwu@mxlogic.com> writes:
> We have table is database which cannot be displayed by
> either \d, or \dt or pg_class.

> But we can select, DML on it.

You could not possibly be selecting from it if it's not in pg_class.
I expect this is pilot error on your part, but there's not enough info
here to guess just what.  Could you show exact examples of a successful
select, the other inquiries you tried, and exactly what you got from
them?

            regards, tom lane