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Re: DESC tables

From: Martin Jesterhoudt <martinj_at_worldonline.nl>
Date: 1997/09/18
Message-ID: <34218abd.2595902@news.worldonline.nl>#1/1

On 17 Sep 1997 23:20:26 -0500, gidwani_at_studsys.mscs.mu.edu (Vinay Gidwani) wrote:

>From the SQL> prompt, I type in desc tablename to describe a table and the
>table description scrolls on the screen. Is there a way such that the
>table is displayed one screenful at a time?

Sure:

set pagesize 24		-- one page at a time
set pause on		-- each page will be paused, the first also!


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Received on Thu Sep 18 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT

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