limit to default display in psql

Started by Robert Treatabout 16 years ago2 messages
#1Robert Treat
xzilla@users.sourceforge.net

In the following query (used by psql to show attribute defaults)

SELECT a.attname,
pg_catalog.format_type(a.atttypid, a.atttypmod),
(SELECT substring(pg_catalog.pg_get_expr(d.adbin, d.adrelid) for 128)
FROM pg_catalog.pg_attrdef d
WHERE d.adrelid = a.attrelid AND d.adnum = a.attnum AND a.atthasdef),
a.attnotnull, a.attnum
FROM pg_catalog.pg_attribute a
WHERE a.attrelid = '32923' AND a.attnum > 0 AND NOT a.attisdropped
ORDER BY a.attnum

Is there some significance to the 128 other than simple formatting?

Also, if anyone knows when pg_attrdef.adsrc became unreliable, that would save
me some trouble. Thanks in advance.

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#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Robert Treat (#1)
Re: limit to default display in psql

Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> writes:

Is there some significance to the 128 other than simple formatting?

I think it's just an arbitrary restriction :-(

Also, if anyone knows when pg_attrdef.adsrc became unreliable, that would save
me some trouble. Thanks in advance.

It has never been reliable.

regards, tom lane