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Data Dictionary generator?

From
Patrick Hatcher
Date:

I need to generate a  data dictionary for all my tables (name, column,
type, etc)  in my database.  Is there an easy to do this without having to
do a \d tablename for each table?
tia
Patrick

Re: Data Dictionary generator?

From
"Dann Corbit"
Date:
PostgreSQL has Information Schema

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> I need to generate a  data dictionary for all my tables (name, column,
> type, etc)  in my database.  Is there an easy to do this without
having to
> do a \d tablename for each table?
> tia
> Patrick
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Re: Data Dictionary generator?

From
Patrick Hatcher
Date:
Thank you.
"select * From information_schema.columns where table_schema = 'public' and
table_name = 'mdc_products'
order by ordinal_position;"

Thanks again.

Patrick Hatcher




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PostgreSQL has Information Schema

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Hatcher
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 3:39 PM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Data Dictionary generator?
>
>
>
> I need to generate a  data dictionary for all my tables (name, column,
> type, etc)  in my database.  Is there an easy to do this without
having to
> do a \d tablename for each table?
> tia
> Patrick
>
>
> ---------------------------(end of
broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?
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>                http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq

Re: Data Dictionary generator?

From
David Fetter
Date:
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 03:39:24PM -0800, Patrick Hatcher wrote:
>
>
> I need to generate a  data dictionary for all my tables (name, column,
> type, etc)  in my database.  Is there an easy to do this without having to
> do a \d tablename for each table?

You could use pg_dump -s to get the schema, or in psql \d by itself
gets you everything :)

Cheers,
D
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David Fetter david@fetter.org http://fetter.org/
phone: +1 510 893 6100   mobile: +1 415 235 3778

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Re: Data Dictionary generator?

From
"codeWarrior"
Date:
 SELECT

 isc.table_name,
 isc.ordinal_position::integer AS ordinal_position,
 isc.column_name::character varying AS column_name,
 isc.column_default::character varying AS column_default,
 isc.data_type::character varying AS data_type,
 isc.character_maximum_length::integer AS str_length,
        CASE
            WHEN isc.udt_name::text = 'int4'::text OR isc.udt_name::text =
'bool'::text THEN isc.data_type::character varying
            ELSE isc.udt_name::character varying
        END AS udt_name

   FROM information_schema.columns isc
  WHERE isc.table_schema::text = 'public'::text
  ORDER BY isc.table_name, isc.ordinal_position;


"Patrick Hatcher" <PHatcher@macys.com> wrote in message
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>
> I need to generate a  data dictionary for all my tables (name, column,
> type, etc)  in my database.  Is there an easy to do this without having to
> do a \d tablename for each table?
> tia
> Patrick
>
>
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