pgsql stores table names in pg_class.relname, column names in pg_attribute.attname. Read the document and you can get the solution. "Emi Lu" <emilu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote > Greetings, > > I am not very familiar with the system views/tables in postgreSQL. I'd > like to get all table names that have a column let's say named "col1". > > For example, > t1 (... col1 varchar(3) ... ) > t2 (... col1 varchar(3) ... ) > t3 (... ...) > > > After querying the system tables/views, I can get the result something > like : > > tables contain column "col1" > --------------------------------------------- > t1 > t2 > (2 rows) > > > Thanks a lot, > Emi > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
