From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Mon Mar 28 11:54:32 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j2SHsUgp005358 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:54:30 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j2SHsSem005345 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:54:29 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 4FA1789CD9; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:52:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 20414-09; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:52:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id C9E6D89D02; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:52:33 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: RE: DESCRIBE? Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:52:28 -0700 Message-ID: <17CAB0BF27BCFC47B0E4554A0E2F962B4394D7@fiji.arraybp.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: DESCRIBE? Thread-Index: AcUztknWspaMvIVdSIC0JwtVnFb0OQAAC7UA From: "Reidy, Ron" To: , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Mar 2005 16:49:19.0640 (UTC) FILETIME=[1604B980:01C533B6] X-archive-position: 17736 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: Ron.Reidy@arraybiopharma.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: Ron.Reidy@arraybiopharma.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: DESCRIBE is not SQL. Issue valid SQL in your Perl code only. ----------------- Ron Reidy Lead DBA Array BioPharma, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org]On Behalf Of Graeme St. Clair Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:48 AM To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: DESCRIBE? I understand there is a "DESCRIBE my_data_base" command in Oracle SQL, = and I assume it will return material describing the d-b in question. Right so far? If so, is it restricted in some way? I'm finding I can issue = SELECT from a Perl script but not DESCRIBE - I get ORA-00900: invalid SQL = statement (DBD: error possibly near <*> indicator at char 1 in '<*>DESCRIBE my_data_base'). =20 Rgds, GStC. =20 -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which = contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is = intended=20 to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are = not the=20 intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, = distribution=20 or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify = the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us = by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system. -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l