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Re: DESCRIBE the entire database

From: barbara <587164721_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: 1998/08/25
Message-ID: <6rv4qj$6l7@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>#1/1

Hai

I Dont no much about Oracle. I think what you are looking for is sp_help

sysdev_at_adpsystems.mb.ca wrote in message <6rs5fu$4ut$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>Hello,
>
>When I studied databases in university,
>we used Sybase. There was a command in Sybase
>that would describe the entire database; show
>all the tables, their field structure, primary
>keys, foreign keys, and so on.
>
>Questions:
>
>What is this command in Sybase?
>
>Is there an equivilent command in Oracle?
>With Oracle's DESCRIBE,
>I can only describe tables and views.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rodger
>
>
>P.S. -
>My ISP is really bad with newsgroups.
>They post late, and delete early. Emails to:
>sysdev_at_adpsystems.mb.ca
>are greatly appreciated.
>
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Received on Tue Aug 25 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT

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