I'm building a GUI for a PostgreSQL database. In the DB, many fields have default values (a few are complicated, like the results of a sequence, but most are simple things like FALSE or 0 or such.) Is there a way to get what the default value for a field would be when a new record is added? For some tables, I could (behind the users back) add a row, grab the values given in each column, delete the row, then present these as 'default' values; however, in most tables, there are columns that cannot be null and do not have default values, therefore I can't just add a row using the default-only values. I've been looking around for a miraculous SELECT default_value(table.class) function, but can't seem to find it. Any ideas? -- Joel Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
