PostgreSQL throws an error if you delete a non-existent table. To avoid exceptions while deleting such a situation, add the IF EXISTS parameter after the DROP TABLE clause. If you want to delete a table used in constraints, views, or any other objects, you need to specify CASCADE after th...
Introduction to Indexes in PostgreSQL Indexes are handy in PostgreSQL to fast retrieval of data; we can create an index on a column of the table which used in select operation for retrieving fast data; PostgreSQL index is the same as a pointer on a table; for example, If one book and we...
FOREIGN KEY:A foreign key establishes a Parent-child relationship between the tables of the PostgreSQL database. A foreign key on any table refers to the primary key of another table. The table whose column refers to the primary key column of another table is called the parent table and the...
PostgreSQLprovides aRENAME COLUMNclause that is used with the collaboration ofALTER TABLEcommand to rename a column.PostgreSQLdoesn’t provide the“IF EXISTS”option for the“RENAME COLUMN”command. So, Postgres will throw an error if the targeted column doesn’t exist in the selected table. This...
In PostgreSQL, the “\d” command, the “\d+” command, “information_schema”, and the “SELECT *” statements with the “FALSE” option are used to check the table’s structure. The “\d” and “\d+” are meta-commands and must be executed from the “SQL Shell” aka psql. Whil...
Connecting PostgreSql to C# windows forms Connecting to Remote Server (Linux) from .NET application(C#) to run a UNIX script hosted on linux server Connecting to remote server outlook.office365.com failed with the following error message : Access is denied. Connection refused if I use 127.0.0.1...
This document describes on how to log in to the PostgreSQL database on CloudCenter and use basic commands within the database (DB). How do you confirm that the DB is running and able to be connected to? Follow these command line inputs and outputs to confirm if you...
location. So let’s have a look inside one of the physical files and see if we can read anything. First, to make things easier let’s see what data we are looking for. So I created a table that just has some text values called and stored 3 rows in it - here is what it looks ...
SUMMARY: This article discusses table partitions, the benefits of using them to increase performance, and the types of partitions that can be used in PostgreSQL. With huge data being stored in databases, performance and scaling are two main factors that are affected. As table size increases with...
You can use COUNT to check: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM address WHERE address_id = 100; But if you are looking for a faster query with a yes/no answer: SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM address WHERE address_id = 100); Need a good GUI tool for PostgreSQL? Check out TablePlus. It’s native...