Holger,
Thanks, but I was looking for a SQL callable function(s), analogous to the Oracle dbms_metadata.get_ddl() & dbms_metadata.get_dependent_ddl() functions that return DDL in plain text from an SQL query.
It appears that PostgreSQL doesn't have that ability, at least not as a built-in function and with the suggestions of others on this list I'll have to write my own.
Thanks again,
rik.
On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 3:31 AM Holger Jakobs <holger@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Am 19.03.23 um 22:36 schrieb richard coleman:
> Hello all,
> I am trying to find a simple way to get access the DDL information for
> PostgreSQL tables, constraints, and indices via SQL.
>
> In Oracle there are the dbms_metadata.get_ddl()
> and dbms_metadata.get_dependent_ddl() functions that you can call on
> dual to get this information.
>
> EX:
> -- table DDL:
> select dbms_metadata.get_ddl('TABLE', 'MY_TABLE','MY_SCHEMA') as
> "table_ddl" from dual;
>
> -- indices DDL
> select dbms_metadata.get_dependent_ddl('INDEX','MY_TABLE','MY_SCHEMA')
> as "table_indicies" from dual;
>
> -- constraints DDL
> select
> dbms_metadata.get_dependent_ddl('CONSTRAINT','MY_TABLE','MY_SCHEMA')
> as "constraints_ddl" from dual;
>
> Is there an equivalent function to do the same in PostgreSQL?
>
> I know there are ways via pg_dump and psql, but what I need is a way
> to do so via SQL.
>
> Thanks,
> rik.
Every sane RDBMS has the INFORMATION_SCHEMA according to the ISO SQL
Standard, so that you can find out all of these.
Btw, the opposite isn't true. The existence of the INFORMATION_SCHEMA
alone doesn't make an RDBMS sane.
Of course there are proprietary views in pg_catalog as well. And pg_dump
-s can dump the whole schema in clear text.
Regards,
Holger
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