PostgreSQL 9.2
When creating a table or altering a column of a table, is there a way to add 
notes on a column?

If not:
I have a new enhancement request.  When creating a table or altering a column, 
it would be nice if a user could add "comments" or "notes" to a column.  This 
note would only appear when doing "\d table_name".

Why?  I was adding a new column to a table called "type".  Normally I only add 
types as characters even though integers are much better for indexing.  The 
problem with integers is I never remember what value means what.  Does a 1 mean 
directory or file.  So I end up creating "type" as a character so I can do a 
quick SELECT DISTINCT to figure out the options.  I would use integers if I 
could do \d table_name to see in the notes section what values meant.  I would 
think other people run into this issue all the time.


Thanks,

Lance Campbell
Software Architect
Web Services at Public Affairs
217-333-0382
[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign logo]<http://illinois.edu/>


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