What do you have in mind? Data or structure? If it's a matter of data if you replace 'template' by 'table' and 'table' by 'view' in your question, the answer is yes. If it's a matter of structure (enlarging a column, for instance), the answer is no. You have templates of a sort in PL/SQL, when you define a parameter to be of table.column%type - if the definition change, the procedure will be automatically invalidated and recompiled. But this is not a syntax supported by 'CREATE TABLE' as far as I know. Dependencies are tracked by Oracle for stored objects only (procedures, functions, packages, views) - I mean structural dependencies, not data dependencies (foreign keys). The best you can do is write some procedure which follows the FK to PK links and duly alter tables when say a PK column has been altered, and perhaps have it fired by a DDL trigger on the 'master' or 'template' table.
HTH SF > >Hello > >I've a little question about templates. >Is it possible to design a template table and reuse >this table for other = >(new) tables? >If it is, when you change something on the >template, will it also change = >on the other tables? > >Regards > >Tim -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephane Faroult INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
