RE: [sqlite] Re: Re: Meta Information: How to retrieve the column names of a table ?

2007-03-16 Thread Samuel R. Neff
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Re: [sqlite] Re: Re: Meta Information: How to retrieve the column names of a table ?

2007-03-15 Thread Dennis Cote
Samuel R. Neff wrote: Dennis, Do any database systems actually implement this part of the standard? MSSQL used the term information schema in their MSSQL 2000 version of metadata access but afaik it was not close to the ANSI standard at all. It's a been a while for me but I think the Oracle

Re: [sqlite] Re: Re: Meta Information: How to retrieve the column names of a table ?

2007-03-15 Thread Marten Feldtmann
Dennis Cote schrieb: I think it should be possible to create a subset of the standard information schema in sqlite using virtual tables. That would be very nice and consistent ! Marten - To unsubscribe, send

Re: [sqlite] Re: Re: Meta Information: How to retrieve the column names of a table ?

2007-03-14 Thread Dennis Cote
Igor Tandetnik wrote: I don't believe there is a standardized way to access metadata. Igor, The SQL:1999 and later standards define a standardized Definition Schema and Information Schema to allow users to get the meta information from a database. From the SQL:1999 standard: The views

[sqlite] Re: Re: Meta Information: How to retrieve the column names of a table ?

2007-03-14 Thread Igor Tandetnik
Stef Mientki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: PRAGMA table_info(table-name); And it also works for views, as just found out by trial and error ;-) Is this standard SQL behavior ? PRAGMA statement is not part of standard SQL. I don't believe there is a standardized way to access metadata. Every