On 2020-Jun-22, Steve Estes wrote: > However, for some statements PG's output format is documented (e.g. INSERT > <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-insert.html>, EXPLAIN > <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-explain.html>), and in others it is > not (e.g. SET <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-set.html>, CREATE > TABLE <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-createtable.html>, ALTER TABLE > <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-altertable.html>, etc). The > output-control RETURNING clause gets its own page > <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/dml-returning.html>, but I'm unaware of > any other meta-summary of output values. > > *Is there a summary of what PG returns in response to each of the various > statements that it supports? If not, should there be?*
I think starting with commit 2f9661311b83 it might be possible to create such a table. I'm wary of documenting this painting us into a corner forever, though. https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=2f9661311b83dc481fc19f6e3bda015392010a40 -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
