It wasn't that bad of a question. To my knowledge getting the names of all
the tables in a database is a non standard SQL query. In MySQL its "show
tables;". For any other DB your on your own.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joseph Ottinger
>Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 11:08 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: java.sql question
>
>
>>Jees - somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Besides
>>mister-know-it-all, your 2) sentence doesnt make grammatical sense. AND I
>>suspect there was a time in history you had to ask dumb questions. Why do
>>these supscription email services have to have such sarcasm? I mean -
>>there's nothing forcing you to respond is there?
>
>Know-it-all? Did I say I knew it all? Did I imply I knew it all? I'm on the
>list because I'm interested in learning more about JSP - if I
>thought I knew
>it all, I wouldn't bother.
>
>Dumb questions? Sure. But THIS dumb?
>
>Sarcasm? Why not? Shouldn't SOMEBODY be around saying "THESE ARE DUMB
>QUESTIONS!" just so people realise they are dumb questions? Otherwise,
>they'll just KEEP ASKING.
>
>Yeah, I knew there was difficulty with #2. *shrug* Oh, well.
>
>>Actually jsp can be database related as I am currently trying to build a
>>program using jsp/jdbc/ms access.
>>
>>Matt - you might try http://wdvl.com/
>>
>>This website has some excellent tutorials on databases and java/jsp and
>>sql.
>>Which technically, your question is a sql question...
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joseph Ottinger
>>Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 6:09 AM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: java.sql question
>>
>>
>> >how can i get a list of all the tables in a database.
>>
>>Okay, this is getting STUPID. I know I haven't been watching JSPI much
>>lately, but this is far worse than I remember.
>>
>>1) This isn't JSP-related.
>>2) This isn't a question. Questions use "?" at the end of the grammar.
>>3) Look up the JDBC API, or any tutorial on JDBC, and you'll find
>>a reference to "meta data" which means "about data," which logically means
>>that you can find out about what JDBC refers to; since JDBC refers to
>>databases, it makes sense that you can find out about the database,
>>including what tables there are.
>>
>>Come on, guys - try to stay on topic for once, and use the brains
>>God/Earth/Allah/the TV news gave you.
>
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