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how to count no. of columns in a table?? [message #373170]

Mon, 02 April 2001 07:41

Arjun V
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Registered: March 2001

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How to count the number of columns in particular table??

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Re: how to count no. of columns in a table?? [message #373172 is a reply to message #373170]

Mon, 02 April 2001 08:02

Bala
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Registered: November 1999

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HI

Select count(column_name) from user_tab_columns where table_name = 'MYTABLE';

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Re: how to count no. of columns in a table?? [message #373175 is a reply to message #373172]

Mon, 02 April 2001 08:36

adelia
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I executed this

select count(COD_BAIRRO) from ALL_tab_columns where table_name ='BAIRRO';

and the error ocurred :
select count(COD_BAIRRO) from ALL_tab_columns where table_name ='BAIRRO'
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00904: invalid column name

U known what is it ?

Thanks

Ad�lia

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Re: how to count no. of columns in a table?? [message #373176 is a reply to message #373172]

Mon, 02 April 2001 09:00

Bala
Messages: 205
Registered: November 1999

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Hi

column_name here is column_name not yourcolumn_name.

try
either
select count(column_name) from ALL_tab_columns where table_name ='BAIRRO'

or
select count(*) from ALL_tab_columns where table_name ='BAIRRO'

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Re: how to count no. of columns in a table?? [message #373177 is a reply to message #373172]

Mon, 02 April 2001 09:10

adelia
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Thanks Bala

select count(column_name) from ALL_tab_columns where table_name ='BAIRRO'

It�s ok !

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Re: how to count no. of columns in a table?? [message #373201 is a reply to message #373172]

Tue, 03 April 2001 23:18

Naresh
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Registered: March 2001

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In simple terms it means :

The column name entered is either missing or invalid.

Enter a valid column name. See to it that the
column_name entered is there in the table.

Try desc table_name

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