Re: Accessing non catalog table in backend

From: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)BlueTreble(dot)com>
To: Atri Sharma <atri(dot)jiit(at)gmail(dot)com>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Accessing non catalog table in backend
Date: 2016-01-04 18:50:12
Message-ID: 568ABEE4.3020607@BlueTreble.com
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On 1/4/16 12:07 PM, Atri Sharma wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I wanted to check if it is possible to query a non catalog table in backend.
>
> I understand that cql interface is only for catalog querying hence it is
> not usable for this purpose per se.

AFAIK it's possible to do it with low level routines, but I think unless
you have a really good reason to go that route you're much better off
just using SPI. If it's good enough for plpgsql... :)
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Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting, Austin TX
Experts in Analytics, Data Architecture and PostgreSQL
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