DROP FUNCTION pcm_search_columns(text,name[],name[]);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pcm_search_columns(
needle text,
haystack_tables name[] default '{}',
haystack_schema name[] default '{}'
)
RETURNS table(schemaname text, tablename text, columnname text, rowctid text)
AS $$
begin
FOR schemaname,tablename,columnname IN
SELECT c.table_schema,c.table_name,c.column_name
FROM information_schema.columns c
JOIN information_schema.tables t ON
(t.table_name=c.table_name AND t.table_schema=c.table_schema)
JOIN information_schema.table_privileges p ON
(t.table_name=p.table_name AND t.table_schema=p.table_schema
AND p.privilege_type='SELECT')
JOIN information_schema.schemata s ON
(s.schema_name=t.table_schema)
WHERE (c.table_name='el_div')
AND (c.table_schema=ANY(haystack_schema) OR haystack_schema='{}')
AND (t.table_type='BASE TABLE')
AND (c.column_name='grp')
LOOP
for rowctid in
execute ('SELECT id FROM %I.%I WHERE cast(%I as text)=%L',
schemaname,
tablename,
columnname,
needle
)
LOOP
--uncomment next line to get some progress report
--RAISE NOTICE 'hit in %.%', schemaname, tablename;
RETURN NEXT;
END LOOP;
END LOOP;
END;
$$ language plpgsql;
select * from pcm_search_columns('5','{}');
I made this function that finds rows in column grp in table el_div. I need an extra column showing rowvalue. I also need to be able to use it to get tables missing this value.