Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 04:01:33PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: >> Yeah, you can store the pg_class OID of the table, > Maybe it is possible to use a column of type regclass to store it. Not > sure exactly what advantage that would give, but it's an idea. Hmm, that's a cute idea. regression=# create table tablist (tabid regclass); CREATE TABLE regression=# create table mytab(f1 int); CREATE TABLE regression=# insert into tablist values ('mytab'); INSERT 0 1 regression=# select * from tablist; tabid ------- mytab (1 row) regression=# alter table mytab rename to histab; ALTER TABLE regression=# select * from tablist; tabid -------- histab (1 row) regression=# create schema s1; CREATE SCHEMA regression=# alter table histab set schema s1; ALTER TABLE regression=# select * from tablist; tabid ----------- s1.histab (1 row) regression=# drop table s1.histab; DROP TABLE regression=# select * from tablist; tabid ------- 82301 (1 row) regression=# regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend