On 07/19/2010 09:33 AM, Jennifer Trey wrote:
> I can't figure out the correct syntax...
>
> I have this, but it just keeps complaining about the IF
>
> IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables where
> table_name = 'post_codes')
>
> THEN
>
> CREATE TABLE post_codes
Probably better to do:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS post_codes;
CREATE TABLE post_codes(...);
See:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/sql-droptable.html
HTH,
Joe
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