Re: Name -> number ...

d'oh, should  have extended my query ...

select oid,* from pg_database;

gives the directory name ...

thanks :)


On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> >
> > 77 databases in data/base directory ... all number'd ...
> >
> > select * from pg_database;
> >
> > doesn't give me the reference to which directory is which database ... so
> > what table do we need to join on to get this information?
> >
> > thanks ...
>
> Info is in pg_class.relfilenode.  Now the big question is where do
> database names go.  My guess is pg_database.oid.
>
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