Hello 2011/7/28 Rebecca Clarke <rebecca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi > I want to search and list all the functions in a database that reference a > particular table within its code. Is there a way to do this? > I can list all the functions from pg_proc, however there is nothing there > which provides the code of the function, so therefore I can't query if it > mentions a table. I've tried looking in information_schema.routines but this > unfortunately does not have it either. > Rebecca > > from psql console you can use a \df command [pavel@pavel-stehule ~]$ psql postgres psql:/home/pavel/.psqlrc:4: \pset: unknown option: linestyle Output format is wrapped. psql (8.4.8, server 9.2devel) WARNING: psql version 8.4, server version 9.2. Some psql features might not work. Type "help" for help. postgres=# \df List of functions Schema | Name | Result data type | Argument data types | Type --------+-------------------+------------------+---------------------+-------- public | getdaigtest_raise | void | | normal public | getdiagtest | void | | normal public | getdiagtest_raise | void | | normal public | getdigtest_raise | void | | normal (4 rows) postgres=# \dfS show a system functions - you can use a wild chars postgres=# \dfS *agg List of functions Schema | Name | Result data type | Argument data types | Type ------------+------------+------------------+---------------------+------ pg_catalog | array_agg | anyarray | anyelement | agg pg_catalog | string_agg | text | text, text | agg pg_catalog | xmlagg | xml | xml | agg (3 rows) you can you a extended view via symbol plus postgres=# \dfS+ *agg List of functions -[ RECORD 1 ]-------+------------------------------------------ Schema | pg_catalog Name | array_agg Result data type | anyarray Argument data types | anyelement Type | agg Volatility | immutable Owner | postgres Language | internal Source code | aggregate_dummy Description | concatenate aggregate input into an array -[ RECORD 2 ]-------+------------------------------------------ Schema | pg_catalog Name | string_agg Result data type | text Argument data types | text, text Type | agg Volatility | immutable Owner | postgres Language | internal Source code | aggregate_dummy Description | concatenate aggregate input into a string -[ RECORD 3 ]-------+------------------------------------------ Schema | pg_catalog Name | xmlagg Result data type | xml Argument data types | xml Type | agg Volatility | immutable Owner | postgres Language | internal Source code | aggregate_dummy Description | concatenate XML values Regards Pavel Stehule -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general