Re: Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new tables? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new tables?
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Msg-id b42b73150604050915k1427caeeq1e07de94e0841397@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new tables?  (Clive Page <cgp@star.le.ac.uk>)
Responses Re: Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new  (Clive Page <cgp@star.le.ac.uk>)
Re: Column descriptions - could they be propagated to new tables?  (Jim Nasby <jnasby@pervasive.com>)
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On 4/5/06, Clive Page <cgp@star.le.ac.uk> wrote:
> Since I discovered the facilities in Postgres for providing and listing
> column descrptions, I have found them very useful, especially for adding a
> string showing physical units to my columns.

Have you considered using domains for these types?  You can comment
the domain appropriately.  While the domain description will not show
in \d+. to get the description you can do \dT on the domain.

Based on your background I also think you might appreciate domains
from a design perspective.  There are a couple of disadvantages to
using them so I'd suggest reading about them.

merlin

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