| From: | Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca> |
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| To: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Problems with renaming a column |
| Date: | 2003-06-06 15:53:17 |
| Message-ID: | 1054914797.18320.5.camel@jester |
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> > As an interface writer, do you prefer dealing with functions like
> > pg_get_constraintdef() or a view like the information schema provides?
> >
>
> I would think it is easier to get the information from the information
> schema. That's most like what we're doing now getting the information
> from the pg_* tables and istm it's easier to browse the information
The information schema is not appropriate for the task, but an
information like schema would probably be best. Won't happen for this
release, but I'm willing to take a look at it for the next.
> (He's on holiday for the next few days btw which is why I'm chiming in)
I see.. Thanks.
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Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>
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