To view the file structure of a table using a sql query
select pg_class.relname, pg_attribute.attname, pg_type.typname, pg_type.typlen from pg_class, pg_attribute, pg_type where pg_class.relname = 'YOURTABLENAME' and pg_class.oid = pg_attribute.attrelid and pg_type.oid = pg_attribute.atttypid having attnum > 0