How to perform "describe table" ?

[Koen Gogne]

Hi all,

to select something from the database I do
$qw = "select * from table";
$sth = $dbh->prepare(qq ($qw));
$sth->execute();
to perform delete's, update's and insert's I use
$qw = "delete from table";
$dbh->do(qq ($qw));

BUT WHAT DO I NEED TO USE TO GET
"describe table"
both $h->execute() and $h->do() fail when I try them.
What's the solution ?

btw, I'm trying this on an oracle db.

greetz

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