Re: obtain column names in oracle via jdbc

Why not select column_name from user_tab_columns where table_name = 'MYTABE'? You need to be granted SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE or select any table privilege/role to do so.

Yong Huang

<a7244270_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8mnc45$oto$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to find out what the columns in a given table are.
>
> For some reason, the Oracle jdbc driver keeps telling me
>
> > Exception java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement
>
> which is obviously not true.
>
> Does anyone out there have any clue how can I do this ?
>
> Alfonso.
>
>
>
>
>
> java.sql.Connection connection = pool.get();
> ResultSet rs = null;
> connection = pool.get();
>
> Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
>
>
> String command = "describe xyz";
> rs = stmt.executeQuery( command );
> if ( rs.next() )
> {
> System.out.println("Col #1: " + rs.getString(1));
> }
> pool.release(connection);
>
>
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Received on Mon Aug 14 2000 - 22:41:24 CEST