On 6/13/07, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Josh Tolley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On a different sideline based on the original note of this thread,
> much as EXPLAIN doesn't include the schema, \d doesn't include the
> schema to describe INHERIT relationships in 8.2.4. If you have two
> tables called PARENT, in two different schemas, and a child that
> inherits from one of them, \d won't tell you which of the two it
> inherits from.
Yes it does, because that's actually regclass output. It'll be
schema-qualified if the table is not visible in your search path.
I figured it was better to start a new thread, since this changes from
the original topic. My test didn't display the schema despite the
parent not being in my search path, as shown below:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ psql
Welcome to psql 8.2.4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit
jtolley=# create schema a;
CREATE SCHEMA
jtolley=# create schema b;
CREATE SCHEMA
jtolley=# set search_path to a, public;
SET
jtolley=# create table parent (f int);
CREATE TABLE
jtolley=# set search_path to b, public;
SET
jtolley=# create table parent (g text);
CREATE TABLE
jtolley=# create table child () inherits (a.parent);
CREATE TABLE
jtolley=# \d child
Table "b.child"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+---------+-----------
f | integer |
Inherits: parent
jtolley=# \d parent
Table "b.parent"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+------+-----------
g | text |
jtolley=# \d a.parent
Table "a.parent"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+---------+-----------
f | integer |
jtolley=# set search_path to b;
SET
jtolley=# \d child
Table "b.child"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+---------+-----------
f | integer |
Inherits: parent
jtolley=# set search_path to a;
SET
jtolley=# \d b.child
Table "b.child"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+---------+-----------
f | integer |
Inherits: parent
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