It may be sys_col_name. If vcolcount = 0 then col does not exist Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 31, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Buddy Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Try > Select count(*) into vcolcount Indic iv1 from sys_colums where syscolumn = > .vcol > > Do the same for table from sys_tables > > Buddy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 31, 2015, at 10:23 AM, TOM HART <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I an update routine to update my database and want to know if there is a way >> to check if a column and/or table exists, so I can include this in my >> updating routine. I know chkfile will check for a file but is there >> something similar for table or column >> >> Tom Hart

