| Describing all the tables in a database [message #374493] |
Thu, 14 June 2001 17:29  |
Asim
Messages: 8
Registered: October 2000
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Junior Member |
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Hi
I am trying to describe all the tables in a database.
We use desc or describe tablename; to describe a table, but what is the command to describe all the tables in a database (i don't need the system tables)
Once i log into sqlplus as a say ABC (SID or HostString) as a user then if i do a desc table name i get column name, data type and null not null etc but i i need that for all the tables in that ABC database
Thanks
-Asim
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| Re: Describing all the tables in a database [message #374507 is a reply to message #374493] |
Fri, 15 June 2001 08:01  |
Bala
Messages: 205
Registered: November 1999
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Senior Member |
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Hi,
cut and past this following lines into a notepad and call it as desc.sql
set echo off;
set head off;
spool describe.sql
select 'desc ' || table_name || ';' from all_tables where owner not in
('SYS', 'SYSTEM');
spool off;
set echo on;
set head on;
@describe.sql
now log on to you ABC database and run
SQL> @full path of your desc.sql
ex.
SQL> @C:/myscripts/desc.sql
Bala.
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| Re: Describing all the tables in a database [message #374517 is a reply to message #374507] |
Fri, 15 June 2001 16:33 |
Asim
Messages: 8
Registered: October 2000
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Junior Member |
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Thanks Bala
I still have to run that to another file and then spool that file to o/p to get table description, right
i did get some error though when i tried to get table description
Anyways thanks a bunch for your suggestion
-Asim
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