Re: CREATEDB Where ??

> Yes and no :-).  The files were created but all postgres data files are now
> idententified by numbers (oids I think), so you will not find a file or
> directory anywhere in your filesystem named "mydb", or "mytable".

/contrib/oid2name in 7.1.X does the mapping.

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Moscatt" <pmoscatt@bigpond.net.au>
> To: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:05 AM
> Subject: [HACKERS] CREATEDB Where ??
> 
> 
> > I am pretty new to PostgreSQL so please bare with me  :-)
> >
> > When issuing the CREATEDB MyDb  then creating some tables with CREATE
> > TABLE, I then go back and do a search for the file I have just created
> > (MyDb) but can't find the physical file.
> >
> > Does one actually exist ??
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
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> > http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl
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