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prabhucs01
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:05 pm
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what is the query that could be used to get the structure of DB2 table.
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priya

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:46 am
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Use SPUFI - DCLGEN or Try EXPLAIN Statement.
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T-REXDB2

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:32 am
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Basic Catalog tables:

SYSIBM.SYSDATABASE, SYSIBM.SYSTABLESPACE,SYSIBM.SYSTABLES, SYSIBM.SYSCOLUMNS, SYSIBM.SYSINDEXES,SYSIBM.SYSKEYS.

Link to IBM V8 manuals:

www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/v8books.html

Link to V7 manuals:

www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/v7books.html

You figure it out - it is not too difficult and you should be willing to work it out yourself. Don't wait around to be spoon fed! If you want that, go work on a Microsoft system - they have "wizards"!

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T-REXDB2

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:18 am
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Basic SQL SELECT structure:

SELECT *
FROM TABLENAME1 A, TABLENAME2 B, TABLENAME3 C
WHERE
[ PREDICATE LIST GOES HERE ]
ORDER BY [SORT ORDER COLUMN LIST GOES HERE]

That is the basic SQL structure.
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shymalasridevi

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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2005 2:52 pm
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to retreive the structure we have aquery

DESC TABLE TABLENAME
OR
DESC TABLENAME
SO THAT IT WILL DISPLAY THE STRUCTURE
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gokuldass

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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:52 pm
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hai prabhucs01..
i think this query will help u..

select * from sysibm.syscolumns where tbcreator='yourid' and tbname='tbname';

i am using the same query.. try this and reply me..
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