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Viewing the Structure of a Table
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DESCRIBE command shows the structure of a table.
DESCRIBE command can be shortened to DESC (DESC[RIBE]).
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL,
3 First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
5 Start_Date DATE,
6 End_Date DATE,
7 Salary Number(8,2),
8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
10 )
11 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> desc Employee;
Name Null? Type
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ID NOT NULL VARCHAR2(4)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(10)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(10)
START_DATE DATE
END_DATE DATE
SALARY NUMBER(8,2)
CITY VARCHAR2(10)
DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(15)
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped.
SQL>
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