SELECT
CASE
WHEN sfl.description IS NOT NULL THEN sfl.description
WHEN sfl.description IS NULL THEN pa.attname::character varying
ELSE pd.description::character varying
END AS label
FROM ONLY pg_class pc
JOIN ONLY pg_attribute pa ON pc.oid = pa.attrelid AND pc.relnamespace =
2200::oid AND pc.reltype > 0::oid AND (pc.relkind = 'r'::"char" OR
pc.relkind = 'c'::"char" OR pc.relkind = 'v'::"char")
JOIN ONLY pg_type pt ON pa.atttypid = pt.oid
LEFT JOIN ONLY pg_description pd ON pc.oid = pd.objoid AND pa.attnum =
pd.objsubid
LEFT JOIN sys_flex_labels sfl ON pc.oid = sfl.table_oid::oid AND
pa.attname::character varying::text = sfl.column_name::text
WHERE pa.attnum > 0
ORDER BY pc.relname::character varying, pa.attnum;
"Timasmith" <timasmith(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote in message
news:1169949426(dot)721522(dot)117610(at)a75g2000cwd(dot)googlegroups(dot)com(dot)(dot)(dot)
> Hi,
>
> What query can I run to get the comments for my table columns.
>
> i.e. the ones on my 8.1 database added with this command:
>
> COMMENT ON COLUMN addresses.address_id IS 'Unique identifier for the
> addresses table';
>
> thanks
>
> Tim
>