Re: PG Unpivot ?

dfgpostgres <dfgpostgres3(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I want 9 records returned, each row with 3 cols, 1st col is the ctid,
> second is the column name, third is the val.

Perhaps psql's "expanded" mode is close enough?

regression=# \x
Expanded display is on.
regression=# select * from unpivot;
-[ RECORD 1 ]---
intcol | 1
floatcol | 1.1
strcol | one
-[ RECORD 2 ]---
intcol | 2
floatcol | 2.2
strcol | two
-[ RECORD 3 ]---
intcol | 3
floatcol | 3.3
strcol | three

PS: I do not advise relying on ctid as a row identifier.
Use a proper primary key.

regards, tom lane