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3 <code class="literal">create</code>
4 <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>
5 <em class="replaceable"><code>tableoid</code></em>
6 [<span class="optional"><code class="literal">bootstrap</code></span>]
7 [<span class="optional"><code class="literal">shared_relation</code></span>]
8 [<span class="optional"><code class="literal">rowtype_oid</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>oid</code></em></span>]
9 (<em class="replaceable"><code>name1</code></em> =
10 <em class="replaceable"><code>type1</code></em>
11 [<span class="optional"><code class="literal">FORCE NOT NULL</code> | <code class="literal">FORCE NULL</code> </span>] [<span class="optional">,
12 <em class="replaceable"><code>name2</code></em> =
13 <em class="replaceable"><code>type2</code></em>
14 [<span class="optional"><code class="literal">FORCE NOT NULL</code> | <code class="literal">FORCE NULL</code> </span>],
17 Create a table named <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>, and having the OID
18 <em class="replaceable"><code>tableoid</code></em>,
19 with the columns given in parentheses.
21 The following column types are supported directly by
22 <code class="filename">bootstrap.c</code>: <code class="type">bool</code>,
23 <code class="type">bytea</code>, <code class="type">char</code> (1 byte),
24 <code class="type">name</code>, <code class="type">int2</code>,
25 <code class="type">int4</code>, <code class="type">regproc</code>, <code class="type">regclass</code>,
26 <code class="type">regtype</code>, <code class="type">text</code>,
27 <code class="type">oid</code>, <code class="type">tid</code>, <code class="type">xid</code>,
28 <code class="type">cid</code>, <code class="type">int2vector</code>, <code class="type">oidvector</code>,
29 <code class="type">_int4</code> (array), <code class="type">_text</code> (array),
30 <code class="type">_oid</code> (array), <code class="type">_char</code> (array),
31 <code class="type">_aclitem</code> (array). Although it is possible to create
32 tables containing columns of other types, this cannot be done until
33 after <code class="structname">pg_type</code> has been created and filled with
34 appropriate entries. (That effectively means that only these
35 column types can be used in bootstrap catalogs, but non-bootstrap
36 catalogs can contain any built-in type.)
38 When <code class="literal">bootstrap</code> is specified,
39 the table will only be created on disk; nothing is entered into
40 <code class="structname">pg_class</code>,
41 <code class="structname">pg_attribute</code>, etc., for it. Thus the
42 table will not be accessible by ordinary SQL operations until
43 such entries are made the hard way (with <code class="literal">insert</code>
44 commands). This option is used for creating
45 <code class="structname">pg_class</code> etc. themselves.
47 The table is created as shared if <code class="literal">shared_relation</code> is
49 The table's row type OID (<code class="structname">pg_type</code> OID) can optionally
50 be specified via the <code class="literal">rowtype_oid</code> clause; if not specified,
51 an OID is automatically generated for it. (The <code class="literal">rowtype_oid</code>
52 clause is useless if <code class="literal">bootstrap</code> is specified, but it can be
53 provided anyway for documentation.)
54 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
55 <code class="literal">open</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>
58 <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>
59 for insertion of data. Any currently open table is closed.
60 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
61 <code class="literal">close</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>
63 Close the open table. The name of the table must be given as a
65 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
66 <code class="literal">insert</code> <code class="literal">(</code> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>oid_value</code></em></span>] <em class="replaceable"><code>value1</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>value2</code></em> ... <code class="literal">)</code>
68 Insert a new row into the open table using <em class="replaceable"><code>value1</code></em>, <em class="replaceable"><code>value2</code></em>, etc., for its column
71 NULL values can be specified using the special key word
72 <code class="literal">_null_</code>. Values that do not look like
73 identifiers or digit strings must be single-quoted.
74 (To include a single quote in a value, write it twice.
75 Escape-string-style backslash escapes are allowed in the string, too.)
76 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
77 <code class="literal">declare</code> [<span class="optional"><code class="literal">unique</code></span>]
78 <code class="literal">index</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>indexname</code></em>
79 <em class="replaceable"><code>indexoid</code></em>
80 <code class="literal">on</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>
81 <code class="literal">using</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>amname</code></em>
82 <code class="literal">(</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>opclass1</code></em>
83 <em class="replaceable"><code>name1</code></em>
84 [<span class="optional">, ...</span>] <code class="literal">)</code>
86 Create an index named <em class="replaceable"><code>indexname</code></em>, having OID
87 <em class="replaceable"><code>indexoid</code></em>,
89 <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>, using the
90 <em class="replaceable"><code>amname</code></em> access
91 method. The fields to index are called <em class="replaceable"><code>name1</code></em>, <em class="replaceable"><code>name2</code></em> etc., and the operator
92 classes to use are <em class="replaceable"><code>opclass1</code></em>, <em class="replaceable"><code>opclass2</code></em> etc., respectively.
93 The index file is created and appropriate catalog entries are
94 made for it, but the index contents are not initialized by this command.
95 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
96 <code class="literal">declare toast</code>
97 <em class="replaceable"><code>toasttableoid</code></em>
98 <em class="replaceable"><code>toastindexoid</code></em>
99 <code class="literal">on</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>
101 Create a TOAST table for the table named
102 <em class="replaceable"><code>tablename</code></em>.
103 The TOAST table is assigned OID
104 <em class="replaceable"><code>toasttableoid</code></em>
105 and its index is assigned OID
106 <em class="replaceable"><code>toastindexoid</code></em>.
107 As with <code class="literal">declare index</code>, filling of the index
109 </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">build indices</code></span></dt><dd><p>
110 Fill in the indices that have previously been declared.
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