Re: information_schema.columns.column_default filtered based on user

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "George Pavlov" <gpavlov(at)mynewplace(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: information_schema.columns.column_default filtered based on user
Date: 2006-02-05 01:01:31
Message-ID: 5159.1139101291@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"George Pavlov" <gpavlov(at)mynewplace(dot)com> writes:
> Looking at the information_schema.columns view I have been wondering why
> it only shows the column_default for columns in tables owned by the
> current user?

Because that's what the SQL99 spec says it should do.

The SQL2003 spec seems to have a looser definition, but we haven't
gotten around to trying to make information_schema follow SQL2003
instead of SQL99 ...

regards, tom lane

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