Re: table size and storage location

From: chuckee <mi6(at)orcon(dot)net(dot)nz>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: table size and storage location
Date: 2008-03-24 12:09:40
Message-ID: 16249922.post@talk.nabble.com
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paul rivers-2 wrote:
>
> chuckee wrote:
>> 1) how do I find out the size, in MB, of a particular table (called
>> 'capture' in this case).
>> I tried entering the SQL query SELECT (pg_tablespace_size('capture'));
>> The result was the following:
>> ERROR: tablespace "capture" does not exist
>>
>
> You're looking for pg_relation_size('capture') or
> pg_total_relation_size('capture'). A tablespace is a named location for
> creating objects.
>
>

Thanks but I still get the error 'ERROR: relation "capture" does not exist'
when trying these two alternative functions you mention above. There is
definitely a table called 'capture' in my database!
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