Re: Function description

>>>> Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com> 2008-02-15 11:50 >>>
>>> To see how e.g. \dC etc work start psql with -E
>>>
>> I'm sorry, but I don't have commandline access to the database. That would
>> require an amount of trust and a level of competence our ICT department is incapable of.
>
>Well, if you have access to prt 5432 (or whatever you are using) on the
>DB host you can run psql locally: psql -h <db-hostname>

 

All I have is my desktop Windows pc. I work on the database using EMS SQL Manager for PostgreSQL.

There I can run whatever statement I want, but it's not psql.

What do you exactly mean with "run psql locally"? Should I be able to run some psql.exe

from my windows cmd environment. Or should I start something else first?

>As a last resort you can always see how they work on a local copy, then
>cut + paste the SQL.

Here too, I don't know what you mean exactly with "a local copy".