Re: [NOVCE] Describe Table Problems

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Ridvan Lakas ng Bayan S(dot) Baluyos" <ridvan(at)baluyos(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVCE] Describe Table Problems
Date: 2009-08-04 03:38:59
Message-ID: 8521.1249357139@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Ridvan Lakas ng Bayan S. Baluyos" <ridvan(at)baluyos(dot)net> writes:
> I'm currently having problems trying to describe a table in one of my
> database servers. Here's the error:

> backoffice_t2=# \d control.storedate_done
> ERROR: column t.tgconstraint does not exist
> LINE 3: WHERE t.tgrelid = '1154864' AND t.tgconstraint = 0
> ^

You're apparently trying to use an 8.3 psql with an 8.2 or older server.
It should have warned you when you started it, like so:

WARNING: You are connected to a server with major version 8.2,
but your psql client is major version 8.3. Some backslash commands,
such as \d, might not work properly.

> Even in phpPgAdmin, I could not check the description of the table.

... and I'll bet your phpPgAdmin is out of sync too.

As of 8.4, psql's \d commands work with a range of older server
versions, but in every preceding release they are quite
version-specific. I don't know the exact story on cross-version
compatibility for phpPgAdmin, but it sounds like it's version-specific
as well.

regards, tom lane

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