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Re: How can I set a default schema for a session


  • From: Ian Barwick <barwick(at)gmx(dot)net>
  • To: "Dilan Arumainathan" <dilan_a(at)impark(dot)com>, <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: How can I set a default schema for a session
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 23:18:58 +0200
  • Message-id: <200307222318.58234.barwick@gmx.net> <text/plain>

On Tuesday 22 July 2003 22:52, Dilan Arumainathan wrote:
> Hi,
> Every time I have to specify a table name in a query I find myself
> prefixing the name of the table with the schema name as in schema.table. Is
> there a way to force the queries to look in one particular schema whenever
> I do not specify a schema name?

SET search_path TO ...

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/static/ddl-schemas.html

You can also use 

ALTER USER user_name SET search_path to ...;

to make the setting permanent.


Ian Barwick
barwick(at)gmx(dot)net




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