| From: | Sam Mason <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Connect without specifying a database? |
| Date: | 2009-04-11 15:59:02 |
| Message-ID: | 20090411155902.GC12225@frubble.xen.chris-lamb.co.uk |
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On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:49:25AM -0400, lists(at)mgreg(dot)com wrote:
> I was
> hoping there were some higher level management items like "show
> databases", and "show tables", etc in Postgres as well.
The standard way would be to use the "information_schema", it's in the
SQL standard and supported by more than just one database engine.
> I also didn't
> want to depend on there being a table there that I needed to "get in
> the door" with, so to speak. I'm guessing no one in the community
> sees this addition as desirable (or feasible)?
Anything can be done, it's just getting people enthusiastic enough to do
it!
--
Sam http://samason.me.uk/
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