Re: SQL to get a table columns comments?

["codeWarrior" <gpatnude(at)hotmail(dot)com>]

 SELECT
        CASE
            WHEN sfl.description IS NOT NULL THEN sfl.description
            WHEN sfl.description IS NULL THEN pa.attname::character varying
            ELSE pd.description::character varying
        END AS label
   FROM ONLY pg_class pc
   JOIN ONLY pg_attribute pa ON pc.oid = pa.attrelid AND pc.relnamespace = 
2200::oid AND pc.reltype > 0::oid AND (pc.relkind = 'r'::"char" OR 
pc.relkind = 'c'::"char" OR pc.relkind = 'v'::"char")
   JOIN ONLY pg_type pt ON pa.atttypid = pt.oid
   LEFT JOIN ONLY pg_description pd ON pc.oid = pd.objoid AND pa.attnum = 
pd.objsubid
   LEFT JOIN sys_flex_labels sfl ON pc.oid = sfl.table_oid::oid AND 
pa.attname::character varying::text = sfl.column_name::text
  WHERE pa.attnum > 0
  ORDER BY pc.relname::character varying, pa.attnum;



"Timasmith" <timasmith(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote in message 
news:1169949426(dot)721522(dot)117610(at)a75g2000cwd(dot)googlegroups(dot)com(dot)(dot)(dot)
> Hi,
>
> What query can I run to get the comments for my table columns.
>
> i.e. the ones on my 8.1 database added with this command:
>
> COMMENT ON COLUMN addresses.address_id IS 'Unique identifier for the
> addresses table';
>
> thanks
>
> Tim
>