https://www.oraclescripts.com/tags/all_tab_columns/Recent content in All_tab_columns on Oracle ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenOracleScripts.comWed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/find-tables-containing-a-specific-column-in-oracle-database/Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/find-tables-containing-a-specific-column-in-oracle-database/ <h2 id="find-tables-containing-a-specific-column-in-oracle-database">Find Tables Containing a Specific Column in Oracle Database</h2> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>Which tables in this database have a column called <code>CUSTOMER_ID</code>? Sooner or later every DBA or developer needs the answer. The <code>DBA_TAB_COLUMNS</code> view lists the columns of every table, view, and cluster in the database. One query against it returns each owner and table that has a column with the name you give.</p> <p>This helps in many daily tasks. You may need to see how tables relate through a shared key. You may plan to rename or drop a column and want to know where it lives. You may be checking that a column such as a status flag exists in every schema that should have it. The query below does the job from any SQL*Plus session.</p>