Re: MySQLs Describe emulator!

From: "Gregory Wood" <gregw(at)com-stock(dot)com>
To: "PostgreSQL-General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: MySQLs Describe emulator!
Date: 2001-03-06 04:48:07
Message-ID: 002f01c0a5f9$1513e900$7889ffcc@comstock.com
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> Boulat Khakimov <boulat(at)inet-interactif(dot)com> writes:
> > Here is a nifty query I came up with
> > that provides a detailed information on any row of any table.
> > Something that is build into mySQL (DESC tablename fieldname)
> > but not into PG.
>
> Er, what's wrong with psql's "\d table" ?

Those without shell access (or those of us who have access but use tools
other than psql) would like in on the fun too :)

Greg

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