On Thursday 01 September 2011 11:47:24 Sim Zacks wrote: > Is there a way to get an md5 or other hash of an entire table? > > I want to be able to easily compare 2 tables in different databases. > > I thought about using dblink and the EXCEPT query, but then I need to > know the field list of each query result, which is a pain in the butt. > > If I could return an md5 of the entire table, then I could check if the > tables have the same hash and be confident enough that the tables were > identical. > > > Thanks > Sim You might also want to take a look at http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pg-comparator/ which can give a more nuanced view of db differences and tries to be smart about performance. It looks a bit stale; I haven't used it in ages, but it used to be a trusty part of our test suite. -- Vincent de Phily -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
