Re: check table existence...

From: "A(dot) Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: check table existence...
Date: 2007-01-15 12:34:34
Message-ID: 20070115123433.GA28738@a-kretschmer.de
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am Mon, dem 15.01.2007, um 13:18:11 +0100 mailte Moritz Bayer folgendes:
> Dear list,
>
> I would like to create a function which gets a tablename and checks if the
> specific table exists.The return value should be a bool.
> Now I'm wondering how to do this the best way.
>
> Any suggestions?

You can ask pg_tables:

select count(1) from pg_tables where tablename = 'foo' and schemaname = 'public';

This ask for a table called 'foo' in the schema 'public'.

Andreas
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