Re: Re: DROP TABLE wildcard

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Joel Burton <jburton(at)scw(dot)org>
Cc: Andy Koch <dfunct(at)telus(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: DROP TABLE wildcard
Date: 2001-05-02 22:42:26
Message-ID: 17379.988843346@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Joel Burton <jburton(at)scw(dot)org> writes:
> That said, though, I don't think you want to drop tables by just deleting
> the rows from pg_class. You might want to hear what the hackers have to
> say about the subject, but I'm assuming its a Bad Idea.

Quite ;-). The tables would still be there on your disk, but you
couldn't get to them anymore.

regards, tom lane

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