Re: Q: What is done when using desc?

From: Moritz Klein <mklein_at_students.uni-mainz.de>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:04:12 +0100
Message-ID: <b00jqd$nlg$1@bambi.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE>

Galen Boyer wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, mklein_at_students.uni-mainz.de wrote:
>> Hi NG, I am wondering about what sqlplus is doing when I query the
>> database with a DESC TABLE. I tried to find out by lokking at the
>> DICT-Tables, but could not find out.
>
> Are you asking how to create the same output as desc?

Yes that is the point, i am working on a backup-script for our Oracle-DB and the only thing i need to get into my flatfiles is the create statement for every table.

Regards Moritz Received on Tue Jan 14 2003 - 03:04:12 CST