Check http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/sql-comment.html
Cheers!
Shahaf Abileah wrote:
> I’m looking for a systematic way to document the schema for the database
> behind our website (www.redfin.com <http://www.redfin.com/>), so that
> the developers using this database have a better idea what all the
> tables and columns mean and what data to expect. Any recommendations?
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> It would be great if the documentation could be kept as close to the
> code as possible – that way we stand a chance of keeping it up to date.
> So, in the same way that Java docs go right there on top of the class or
> method definitions, it would be great if I could attach my comments to
> the table definitions. It looks like MySQL has that kind of capability:
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> create table table_with_comments(a int comment 'this is
> column a...');
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> (see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/create-table.html)
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> However, Postgres doesn’t support the “comment” keyword. Is there an
> alternative?
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> Thanks,
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> --S
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> *Shahaf Abileah *|* Lead Software Developer *
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> shahaf(at)redfin(dot)com | tel: 206.859.2869 | fax: 877.733.3469
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> Redfin Corporation
> 710 2nd Ave
> Suite 600
> Seattle, WA 98104
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