Re: documenting an unknown table structure

You could try using the "EXP" program and hand editing the resulting file; the SQL statements in the file will kind of document the table structures for you.

Hope that helps

JR

Posting <posting_at_Compact.COM> wrote:

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>
>Are there any simple tools we could use that will render the
>current table structure buried in a running Oracle database into
>an ASCII file? I know I could issue a set of manual commands,
>but I was looking for something with a modicum of intelligence.
>We figure we can save this ASCII representation as a placeholder
>for real documentation, and for tracking changes to the database
>structure.
>
>These databases run on NT and AIX boxes. I very much appreciate
>any information you might share.
>
>
>Thanks alot!
>
>Lester
>
>--
>A. Lester Buck buck_at_compact.leavmeoff.com
Received on Sat Sep 26 1998 - 14:55:29 CEST