Re: How to retrieve Comment text using SQL, not psql?

On 05/30/2015 04:48 AM, Bob Futrelle wrote:
> Using pgAdmin3 I've tried this and variations on it. All are rejected.
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> select COMMENT ON TABLE articlestats
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> No answer here,
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> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/sql-comment.html
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>
> pgAdmin3 had no problem with entering a comment:
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> COMMENT ON TABLE articlestats IS 'Comprehensive data for every article.'

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/functions-info.html
Table 9.60 Comment Information Functions

So:

test=# comment on table table1 is 'Test comment';
COMMENT

test=# select obj_description('table1'::regclass, 'pg_class');
obj_description

-----------------

Test comment

(1 row)

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> - Bob Futrelle
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