Re: MySQLs Describe emulator!

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Boulat Khakimov <boulat(at)inet-interactif(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: MySQLs Describe emulator!
Date: 2001-03-06 02:46:17
Message-ID: 3764.983846777@sss.pgh.pa.us
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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" ?

regards, tom lane

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