select table_name
from dba_tab_columns
where column_name = 'YourFieldName'
Is that what you are looking for?
Gene
--- igor z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a particular field if it exists in
> a database. How to
> search all tables for a particular field?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Igor
>
>
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