Re: calculate size of a data type used in a create table stmt

From: Palooka <nobody_at_nowhere.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:35:48 +0100
Message-ID: <SyAzk.31365$t_1.9355@newsfe30.ams2>


gazzag wrote:

> On 15 Sep, 06:55, fresher <prashanth3..._at_gmail.com> wrote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> I would like to know if there is any way to find out the length of
>> datatype mentioned in a create table stmt.
>> For example:
>> create table employee(empno number(3),empname varchar(10));
>>
>> in the above DDL i have mentioned the size of my number datatype as 3.
>> is there a way to retrieve that info.?
>> apart from desc<table_name>???????
>>
>> Thanks in advance
> 
> Oracle version?
> 
> Anyway, check out the DBA_TAB_COLS view.
> 

OP owns the table. COLS will suffice.

Palooka Received on Mon Sep 15 2008 - 16:35:48 CDT

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