For a table in oracle, I can query "all_tab_columns" and get table column information, like the data type, precision, whether or not the column is nullable.
In SQL Developer or TOAD, you can click on a view in the GUI and it will spit out a list of the columns that the view returns and the same set of data (data type, precision, nullable, etc).
So my question is, is there a way to query this column definition for a view, the way you can for a table? How do the GUI tools do it?
You can use user_tab_columns (or all_tab_columns and dba_tab_columns respectively) regardless if table_name refers to a view or a table.
View columns appear in all_tab_columns, so you can query them just as you can tables.
Just simply write this query:
SQL> desc TABLE/VIEW NAME;
For example if the table/view name is "department" Then just write:
SQL> desc department;
This will give the list of all fields, it's type and default Null info of the table or view.
you can use the ANSI catalog views, should work for most RDBMs
select *
from information_schema.columns c
join information_schema.tables t on c.table_name = t.table_name
where table_type = 'view'
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I have been trying to create a new table by using below query :
"Create table d1_details_test2
as
select * from d1_details"
this above query gives me an error :
actually "d1_details" table has one column which has "Long" datatype and i cannot change it.
so i want to know the any other way to create the table.
Thanks
The long data type is subject to many restrictions. Create table as select is one of these.
You can get around it by applying to_lob in the select, which converts it to a clob:
create table views as
select view_name, text from user_views;
ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype
create table views as
select view_name, to_lob ( text ) lob
from user_views;
desc views
Name Null? Type
VIEW_NAME VARCHAR2(128)
LOB CLOB
Given the syntax:
CREATE [OR REPLACE] FUNCTION [Owner.]FunctionName
[(arguments [IN|OUT|IN OUT][NOCOPY] DataType [DEFAULT expr][,...])]
RETURN DataType [InvokerRightsClause] [DETERMINISTIC]
{IS|AS}
I think my query is syntactically correct, but for some reason, I get these errors during compilation:
Error(6,5): PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
Error(8,34): PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
CREATE or replace FUNCTION aCombinationMismatches(p_column1 IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN Number
IS
duplicate_count NUMBER(4,0);
BEGIN
select count(*) into duplicate_count
from schema1.tableA a
inner join schema1.tableB b
on a.b_id = b.id and a.column1 = p_column1
group by a.b_id, a.column1, a.column2, b.column1, b.column2, b.column3;
return duplicate_count;
END;
Anyone see anything wrong with my query above?
Also I'd like to how to set this UDF up to be used to create a CHECK constraint. How exactly do I specify the param: p_param1 to the function assuming this is the value of a field column1 in a row that a user is trying to insert? I just don't want the user to insert a record into tableA that consists of duplicate combinations of fields across tables: tableA and tableB.
Note: The tables tableA and tableB do exist - a select query like below indicates it. So the error above is rather confusing to me, I must add. (All table and column names in the two queries were found/replaced with dummy values.)
select count(*)
from schema1.tableA a
inner join schema1.tableB b
on a.b_id = b.id
group by a.b_id, a.column1, a.column2, b.column1, b.column2, b.column3;
Output:
Count(*)
OK, you already know that you have problem with priviliges. I wanted to add that you won't be able to create CHECK constraint basing on your function. According to documentation:
The condition of a check constraint can refer to any column in the table, but it cannot refer to columns of other tables.
Conditions of check constraints cannot contain the following constructs:
Subqueries and scalar subquery expressions
Calls to the functions that are not deterministic (CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, DBTIMEZONE, LOCALTIMESTAMP, SESSIONTIMEZONE, SYSDATE, SYSTIMESTAMP, UID, USER, and USERENV)
Calls to user-defined functions
So to achieve what you want, you would have to define some triggers, or make use of some combination of MATERIALIZED VIEW and CHECK constraint. See for example this discussion on Ask Tom
You probably have access to TableA and TableB through a Role. This means that you can query the table, but you cannot create a procedure that reads or writes that table. In order to compile your procedure you should at least grant select on the table to your user.
In the link below you'll find more info
https://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:1065832643319
I want to find the name of the stored procedure, package, function or trigger which is inserting data into a particular table, is there any inbuilt object so that i can use it. I am searching the name of the object from last 2 hours. Kindly help.
You cannot find the inserted PL/SQL block, but you can try out to identify the procedures/functions referring it. And increase your chances of finding.
select
proc_syn.nam,
proc_syn.referenced_owner,
proc_syn.referenced_name,
proc_syn.referenced_type,
syn_tab.table_name
from
dba_dependencies proc_syn, dba_synonyms syn_tab, dba_tables tables
where
REFERENCED_TYPE in ( 'SYNONYM','TABLE')
AND proc_syn.referenced_name = syn_tab.synonym_name
AND syn_tab.synonym_name = tables.table_name
AND syn_tab.owner = 'PUBLIC'
AND REFERENCED_NAME = 'YOUR_TABLE_NAME'
order by
proc_syn.referenced_owner, syn_tab.table_name;
The above query would return the table objects, that refer this table.
Note, this would return, when you use STATIC queries only. Any dynamic queries, is completely out of hand.
You can try by analyzing all the source of your DB with something like this:
select *
from dba_source
where upper(text) like '%TABLE_NAME%'
The pro of this approach is that you will get even dynamic code; the con is that you'll have even select, update, ...
If the table is statically referenced you can check the ALL_DEPENDENCIES view
SELECT * FROM ALL_DEPENDENCIES WHERE REFERENCED_NAME = '<your table>';
This will find all usages, not only insert
You can also search within source code:
SELECT * FROM ALL_SOURCE WHERE UPPER(TEXT) LIKE '%INSERT%<your table>%'
This will find the usage only if INSERT and your table are on the same line.
However if the command is built more dynamically then you will not find it that simply.
You can use user_source or user_dependencies table as below.
Using table user_source
select * from user_source
where upper(text) like '%<YOUR TABLE NAME in UPPER CASE>%'
You can select from user_source , all_source , dba_source depending on user you have logged in and permission that user have.
Using table user_dependencies
SELECT NAME FROM user_dependencies WHERE referenced_name = '<YOUR TABLE NAME in UPPER CASE>'
UNION
SELECT referenced_name FROM user_dependencies WHERE name = '<YOUR TABLE NAME in UPPER CASE>'
You can select from user_dependencies , all_dependencies , dba_dependencies depending on user you have logged in and permission that user have.
I need to be able to reconstruct a table column by using the column data in DBA_TAB_COLUMNS, and so to develop this I need to understand what each column refers to. I'm looking to understand what DATA_TYPE_MOD is -- the documentation (http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14237/statviews_2094.htm#I1020277) says it is a data type modifier, but I can't seem to find any columns with this field populated or any way to populate this field with a dummy column. Anyone familiar with this field?
Data_type_mod column of the [all][dba][user]_tab_columns data dictionary view gets populated when a column of a table is declared as a reference to an object type using REF datatype(contains object identifier(OID) of an object it points to).
create type obj as object(
item number
) ;
create table tb_1(
col ref obj
)
select t.table_name
, t.column_name
, t.data_type_mod
from user_tab_columns t
where t.table_name = 'TB_1'
Result:
table_name column_name data_type_mod
-----------------------------------------
TB_1 COL REF
Oracle has a PL/SQL package that can be used to generate the DDL for creating a table. You would probably be better off using this.
See GET_DDL on http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14258/d_metada.htm#i1019414
And see also:
How to get Oracle create table statement in SQL*Plus
I know how to get all columns in oracle.
select * from all_tab_columns
but how can I get all columns from SYNONYMSas well?
Is this possible to do in oracle?
Isn't that a bit redundant? If you can see the table a synonym points to, then selecting from all_tab_columns gets you what you want.
You can get any synonyms for tables you can see thusly:
SELECT atc.*, s.synonym_name
FROM all_tab_columns atc LEFT JOIN all_synonyms s
ON (atc.owner = s.table_owner AND atc.table_name = s.table_name)
ORDER BY atc.owner, atc.table_name;