How to read table names within database?

2002-09-06 Thread Mark Worsdall
Hi, I notice that lots of mysql gui's all can find out the contents (tables) of any given database, how do they do this? Is it an sql command? I hope so, I need to know what the SQL command is so I can pass it to perl DBI. M. -- Mark Worsdall https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=LS79YHQ9VUGLJ

Re: How to read table names within database?

2002-09-06 Thread Terence
show tables from database; - Original Message - From: Mark Worsdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:42 PM Subject: How to read table names within database? Hi, I notice that lots of mysql gui's all can find out the contents (tables) of any

Re: How to read table names within database?

2002-09-06 Thread Gurhan Ozen
The command show tables; will give you what you want. See: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/SHOW.html Gurhan On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 02:42, Mark Worsdall wrote: Hi, I notice that lots of mysql gui's all can find out the contents (tables) of any given database, how do they do this? Is it an

Re: How to read table names within database?

2002-09-06 Thread Are Tysland
On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Mark Worsdall wrote: Hi, I notice that lots of mysql gui's all can find out the contents (tables) of any given database, how do they do this? Is it an sql command? I hope so, I need to know what the SQL command is so I can pass it to perl DBI. M. Try show

Re: How to read table names within database?

2002-09-06 Thread David Lloyd
Mark, I notice that lots of mysql gui's all can find out the contents (tables) of any given database, how do they do this? Is it an sql command? Parse the contents of SHOW DATABASES and then use the ouput of that to SHOW TABLES... mysql, query. DSL