On 12/06/2015 01:59 PM, Blake McBride wrote:
On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Rob Sargent <robjsarg...@gmail.com
<mailto:robjsarg...@gmail.com>> wrote:


     > On Dec 6, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com
    <mailto:blake1...@gmail.com>> wrote:
     >
     > Greetings,
     >
     > I need an XML specification for my exiting schema - an XSD file.
    Reading the docs I see schema_to_xml but I do not understand:
     >
     > A.  Will that produce the XSD file I seek?
     >
     > B.  I do not understand the documentation.  Can I do this through
    psql?  I need an exact example if possible.
     >
     > Thank you.
     >
     > Blake McBride
     >
    Yes, those functions are available through psql
    select schema_to_xml(<arglist>)
    and
    select schema_to_xmlschema(<arglist>) are what you’re after.

    Redirect the output  of each into separate files.


Thanks.  My problem is understanding the arguments.  I am hoping to get
an exact example.

Server:  localhost
Database:  wmco
Schema:  public

Once I am in psql, exactly what do I type?  (I just don't understand the
docs.)

<WARNING> Will produce a big file. On a relatively small database the below created a 5.6 G file <WARNING>

\o schema_file.xml
select schema_to_xml('public', 't', 't', 'text');
\o

Explanation of above:
\o redirects further commands to the file specified.

Run xml function

\o resets output to stdout

If you want to use the table form, then:

\o cell_per.xml
select table_to_xml('cell_per'::regclass, 't',  't', 'text');
\o

Thank you!

Blake



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