Re: Query on Structure of Database

On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:15:05 +0200, Raoul <rherborg_at_yahoo.de> wrote:
>Hello everybody
>
>Are there any SQL commands (or other ways) to get information on the
>structure of a database?
>
>I would like to get information on things like "which tables are within
>a certain tablespace", "what constraints do exist for a field within a
>table", ...
>
>Probably something pretty simple, but I just can't find any starting
>point to search for all this. Any little hint would be welcome.

	I'm not sure about the version 8 manuals. However, these views are
	documented in Chapter 2 of the v7 Server Reference Manual. You can
	also stumble through them using _Schema Manager_ (user sys) or in
	an sqlplus session (as user sys) by looking through user_views.

>
>Thanks a lot
>
> Raoul-Thomas Herborg

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