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Re: What columns are in the Primary Key

From: Bunyamin K. Karadeniz <bunyamink_at_havelsan.com.tr>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 00:45:35 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003007E0.20010511002101@fatcity.com>

select * from user_cons_columns
 where constraint_name=(select constraint_name  from user_constraints where table_name = '&1' and constraint_type='P');

      ...... Bunyamin ......

> Hi!
>
> Is there a data dictionary view that gives me all the columns in a primary
> key of a table?
>
> I can query user_constraints to find out about all constraints on a table:
>
> select * from user_constraints where table_name='TBACCOUNTS'
>
>
> OWNER CONSTRAINT_NAME C TABLE_NAME SEARCH_CONDITION
> ---------- ------------------- - ------------ -------------------------
> VIVOUSER SYS_C003011 C TBACCOUNTS "COMPANYID" IS NOT NULL
> VIVOUSER SYS_C003012 C TBACCOUNTS "STORELOCID" IS NOT NULL
> VIVOUSER SYS_C003013 C TBACCOUNTS "ACCOUNTID" IS NOT NULL
> VIVOUSER PK_ACCOUNTS P TBACCOUNTS
>
> How can I get what columns are in the primary key "PK_ACCOUNTS" ? I have
> more NOT NULL columns in the table than in the PK.
>
> Any idea?
>
> This is 8.1.6 on Win2k.
>
> Thanks,
> Helmut
>
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