Re: constraints question

select lpad(' ',2*(level-1)) ||table_name from (
select a.table_name , b.table_name parent from user_constraints a left outer join user_constraints b on (a. r_constraint_name=b.constraint_name)
)
start with table_name='SALES'
connect by prior table_name=parent

brgds

Jack

2009/4/30 Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak_at_proquest.com>

> I think you should be able to do it by walking DBA_CONSTRAINTS w/ a start
> with/connect by…..but it’s late and I’m almost out the door… J
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> If no one else replies, I’ll take a crack at it tomorrow….
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> -Mark
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> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Eugene Pipko
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:36 PM
> *To:* 'oracle-l-freelists'
> *Subject:* constraints question
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> Hi all,
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> I started to think about writing an archiving procedure for one of our
> apps.
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> The idea is to move/delete records from SALES table and all other tables
> that related to it.
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> I am using the following query to find all children of the starting table:
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> select
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> parents.owner || '.' || parents.table_name parent_table,
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> child.owner || '.' || child.table_name child_table,
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> child.r_constraint_name
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> from
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> dba_constraints child,
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> dba_constraints parents
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> where
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> child.r_constraint_name = parents.constraint_name
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> and child.r_owner = parents.owner
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> and parents.table_name = 'SALES”;
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> This query returns 7 tables that are children to SALES.
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> So now I have to walk all 7 tables looking for children for them as well
> and so forth…
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> I can loop through them using PLSQL, but is there a way to find all of them
> all the way down specifying starting table using SQL?
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> Thanks,
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> Eugene Pipko
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> Seattle Pacific Industries
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> office: 253.872.5243
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> cell: 206.304.7726
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