=?UTF-8?B?0JDQvdC00YDQtdC5?= <andyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> In what way can I determine is the table system? ODBC driver does it
> by checking table name's prefix: if it begins with 'pg_' - driver
> desides that the table is system, but that's a bad idea.
Yup, that's been incorrect since PG 7.3. The proper test is whether the
table is in the pg_catalog schema.
Depending on your purposes you might also want to exclude pg_toast.
regards, tom lane
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