From: | "Nagle, Gail A \(US SSA\)" <gail(dot)nagle(at)baesystems(dot)com> |
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To: | "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Is it possible to query the database for the values of an enumerated type in 8.3.3? |
Date: | 2008-12-19 00:58:35 |
Message-ID: | 7b4bbp$1jnkee@dmzms99802.na.baesystems.com |
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Hello Tom,
Works like a charm. Enum is a better search string than enumerate(d)!
Thank you and much obliged,
Gail
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:33 AM
To: Nagle, Gail A (US SSA)
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Is it possible to query the database for the
values of an enumerated type in 8.3.3?
"Nagle, Gail A \(US SSA\)" <gail(dot)nagle(at)baesystems(dot)com> writes:
> Is it possible to query the database (e.g. from psql or from the
pgAdmin
> III Query tool) for the enumerated values in the newly added user
> defined type?
regression=# create type myenum as enum ('red','green','blue');
CREATE TYPE
regression=# select enumlabel from pg_enum where enumtypid =
'myenum'::regtype order by oid;
enumlabel
-----------
red
green
blue
(3 rows)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/catalog-pg-enum.html
regards, tom lane
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