> > > This patches src/bin/psql/psql.c.

> > >
> > > This patch is in responce to the following TODO list item:
> > >  * have psql \d on a view show the query
> > > -Ryan

src/backend/utils/adt/like.c

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "utils/builtins.h"		/* where the function declarations go */
 #include "mb/pg_wchar.h"
 
-static int	like(pg_wchar * text, pg_wchar * p);
+static int	like(pg_wchar *text, pg_wchar *p);
 
 /*
  *	interface routines called by the function manager
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int	like(pg_wchar * text, pg_wchar * p);
 		 charlen   - the length of the string
 */
 static bool
-fixedlen_like(char *s, struct varlena * p, int charlen)
+fixedlen_like(char *s, struct varlena *p, int charlen)
 {
 	pg_wchar   *sterm,
 			   *pterm;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fixedlen_like(char *s, struct varlena * p, int charlen)
 }
 
 bool
-namelike(NameData *n, struct varlena * p)
+namelike(NameData *n, struct varlena *p)
 {
 	if (!n)
 		return FALSE;
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ namelike(NameData *n, struct varlena * p)
 }
 
 bool
-namenlike(NameData *s, struct varlena * p)
+namenlike(NameData *s, struct varlena *p)
 {
 	return !namelike(s, p);
 }
 
 bool
-textlike(struct varlena * s, struct varlena * p)
+textlike(struct varlena *s, struct varlena *p)
 {
 	if (!s)
 		return FALSE;
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ textlike(struct varlena * s, struct varlena * p)
 }
 
 bool
-textnlike(struct varlena * s, struct varlena * p)
+textnlike(struct varlena *s, struct varlena *p)
 {
 	return !textlike(s, p);
 }
 
 
-/*	$Revision: 1.21 $
+/*	$Revision: 1.22 $
 **	"like.c" A first attempt at a LIKE operator for Postgres95.
 **
 **	Originally written by Rich $alz, mirror!rs, Wed Nov 26 19:03:17 EST 1986.
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ textnlike(struct varlena * s, struct varlena * p)
 **	Match text and p, return LIKE_TRUE, LIKE_FALSE, or LIKE_ABORT.
 */
 static int
-DoMatch(pg_wchar * text, pg_wchar * p)
+DoMatch(pg_wchar *text, pg_wchar *p)
 {
 	int			matched;
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ DoMatch(pg_wchar * text, pg_wchar * p)
 **	User-level routine.  Returns TRUE or FALSE.
 */
 static int
-like(pg_wchar * text, pg_wchar * p)
+like(pg_wchar *text, pg_wchar *p)
 {
 	if (p[0] == '%' && p[1] == '\0')
 		return TRUE;

src/bin/psql/psql.c

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/Attic/psql.c,v 1.171 1999/02/21 03:49:39 scrappy Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/Attic/psql.c,v 1.172 1999/03/15 02:18:37 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -760,11 +760,35 @@ tableDesc(PsqlSettings *pset, char *table, FILE *fout)
 				fout = stdout;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Extract the veiw name and veiw definition from pg_views.
+                 * -Ryan 2/14/99
+		 */
+
+		descbuf[0] = '\0';
+		strcat(descbuf, "SELECT viewname, definition ");
+		strcat(descbuf, "FROM pg_views ");
+		strcat(descbuf, "WHERE viewname like '");
+		strcat(descbuf, table);
+		strcat(descbuf, "' ");
+		if(!(res2 = PSQLexec(pset, descbuf)))
+		  return -1;
+
 		/*
 		 * Display the information
 		 */
+		if(PQntuples(res2)) {
+		  /*
+		   * display the query.
+		   * -Ryan 2/14/99
+		   */
+		  fprintf(fout, "\nView    = %s\n", table);
+		  fprintf(fout, "Query   = %s\n", PQgetvalue(res2, 0, 1));
+		} else {
+		  fprintf(fout, "\nTable    = %s\n", table);
+		}
+		PQclear(res2);
 
-		fprintf(fout, "\nTable    = %s\n", table);
 		fprintf(fout, "+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-------+\n");
 		fprintf(fout, "|              Field               |              Type                | Length|\n");
 		fprintf(fout, "+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+-------+\n");