How can I test if a column exists in a table using an SQL statement
问题 Is there a simple alternative in PostgreSQL to this statement produced in Oracle? select table_name from user_tab_columns where table_name = myTable and column_name = myColumn; I am then testing whether the query returns anything so as to prove the column exists. I am aware that using psql I can find these out individually but this is required to produce a result in a program I am writing to validate that a requested attribute field exists in my database table. 回答1: Try this : SELECT column