Tom Spencer wrote: > I need to compare the age of some data files against the "age" (i.e. > time of last commit) of the database. If the data files are newer > then the database needs to be rebuilt. > > I can kludge together a solution but by far the cleanest solution > would be to just ask "what time was the last commit?" Only so long as nothing else updates a table. Which would mean not running autovacuum etc. Simplest solution would be to have an "import_events" table and just add a row to that every time you import. -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general