Re: Data Dictionary View for View Columns?

From: Ari D Kaplan <akaplan_at_interaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 19:05:00 -0800
Message-Id: <10594.115048@fatcity.com>

Hi Rachel

(What are we doing on Friday night, oy!)

Unfortunately, DBA_TABLES does not contain information on views. I found out from the list that DBA_TAB_COLUMNS (and = ALL_TAB_COLUMNS/USER_TAB_COLUMNS)
contain information on view columns.

Someone on the list said (with a sigh) that COL does include views, but = I
still cannot get it to work:

SELECT * FROM COL WHERE TNAME=3D'ALL_VIEWS'; no rows selected

SELECT * FROM COL WHERE TNAME=3D'DBA_TABLES'; no rows selected

This will work from ALL_TAB_COLUMNS:

SELECT * FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME =3D 'DBA_TABLES'; (many rows returned)

Also, looking at the "sql.bsq" I was able to deduce info on the COL$ and OBJ$ that includes view column information.

Take care, and thanks again to everyone's input today.

-Ari Kaplan
Independent Oracle DBA Consultant

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On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Rachel Carmichael wrote:

> Ari,

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> >From: Ari D Kaplan <akaplan_at_interaccess.com>

> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com

> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>

> >Subject: Data Dictionary View for View Columns?

> >Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:49:25 -0800

> >
> >Does anyone know the data dictionary view (or table) that has the =
list of
> >the columns and datatypes that comprise a view? I can get the syntax =
for
> >the view's SQL (in ALL_VIEWS, VIEW$) and the number of columns =
(VIEW$),
> >but not the actual individual columns and datatypes.
> >
> >I am looking for something similar to COL but for views, and am =
coming up
> >empty.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >-Ari
> >
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> >Author: Ari D Kaplan
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