| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)wallace(dot)ece(dot)rice(dot)edu>, Hiroshi Inoue <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: RE: [PATCHES] relation filename patch |
| Date: | 2000-05-02 21:26:48 |
| Message-ID: | 200005022126.RAA25556@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> > Our code even masks a real table created in the same session. Once
> > the temp table is dropped, the real table becomes visible again. See
> > the regression tests for an example of this.
>
> The real problem here is that there's no way of finding out whether you
> just dropped the temporary table or the "real" one or whether a table is
> temporary at all. Sure you can perhaps look into pg_class but tell that to
> users.
Do a \d on the table. If it doesn't show up, it is temporary. ;-)
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