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select a.relname as base,a.relkind from pg_class a join pg_depend d on (a.oid = d.refobjid) join pg_class c on (d.classid = c.oid) join pg_rewrite r on (objid = r.oid) join pg_class v on (ev_class = v.oid) where a.relkind in('r', 'v') and a.relname <> v.relname and v.relname='YOUR VIEW NAME HERE' order by 1 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jan Meyland Andersen Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 3:11 PM To: Michael Fuhr Cc: Jan Meyland Andersen; pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [SQL] Related tables to a view > You could query pg_depend to find out which tables and columns the > view's rewrite rule depends on but that's not as specific as what > you're requesting. I'm not aware of a way to associate a particular > table column with a particular view column short of parsing the view > definition or rule action; doing so would have to allow for the > possibility of a view column deriving its value from an arbitrarily > complex expression involving multiple tables, subqueries, etc. I have been thinking the problem through again, and I think I am able to solve the problem if I just know which tables the view is using. But how do I get this information from the pg_depend table? Regards Jan ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings