Re: Query a list of tables - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: Query a list of tables
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In response to Query a list of tables  ("Campbell, Lance" <lance@illinois.edu>)
Responses Re: Query a list of tables  ("Gibson Chimhamhiwa" <gchimhamhiwa@gmail.com>)
Re: Query a list of tables  ("Campbell, Lance" <lance@illinois.edu>)
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Campbell, Lance <lance@illinois.edu> wrote:
> What is the SQL to do the following:
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> 1)      Return a list of all possible SCHEMA names within a database.
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> 2)      For a given SCHEMA return the list of all table names.

You can either do it with the INFORMATION_SCHEMA, or the system
catalogs.  To see how to do it with the system catalogs, then start
psql with the -E switch and issue \dn and set search_path='schemaname'
and \d

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