On Jan 30, 12:15 pm, "codeWarrior" <gpatn...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > SELECT > CASE > WHEN sfl.description IS NOT NULL THEN sfl.description > WHEN sfl.description IS NULL THEN pa.attname::character varying > ELSE pd.description::character varying > END AS label > FROM ONLY pg_class pc > JOIN ONLY pg_attribute pa ON pc.oid = pa.attrelid AND pc.relnamespace = > 2200::oid AND pc.reltype > 0::oid AND (pc.relkind = 'r'::"char" OR > pc.relkind = 'c'::"char" OR pc.relkind = 'v'::"char") > JOIN ONLY pg_type pt ON pa.atttypid = pt.oid > LEFT JOIN ONLY pg_description pd ON pc.oid = pd.objoid AND pa.attnum = > pd.objsubid > LEFT JOIN sys_flex_labels sfl ON pc.oid = sfl.table_oid::oid AND > pa.attname::character varying::text = sfl.column_name::text > WHERE pa.attnum > 0 > ORDER BY pc.relname::character varying, pa.attnum; > > "Timasmith" <timasm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:1169949426.721522.117610@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Hi, > > > What query can I run to get the comments for my table columns. > > > i.e. the ones on my 8.1 database added with this command: > > > COMMENT ON COLUMN addresses.address_id IS 'Unique identifier for the > > addresses table'; > > > thanks > > > Tim- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I dont know about that query - I dont have sys_flex_labels but this seems to work: select pc.relname as tablename, pa.attname as column, pd.description from pg_description pd, pg_class pc, pg_attribute pa where pc.relowner = 16403 and pa.attrelid = pc.oid and pd.objoid = pc.oid and pd.objsubid = pa.attnum where I had to figure out the relowner and my schema owner
