Johannes I think this is database dependant - in MySQL (ver 5+) you can read this type of information from the INFORMATION_SCHEMA table. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/information-schema.html
Derek >>> On 2008/09/01 at 09:27, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Johannes >>> Hoechstaedter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is it possible to fetch the metadata from a database, such as table names, column names, column types and so on? cheers Johannes -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
