On a point of pure pedantry that will return columns in views too. If you just want tables then SELECT utc.table_name, utc.column_name FROM user_tab_columns utc, user_tables ut WHERE utc.column_name = 'MEDICODE' AND utc.table_name = ut.table_name / regards _________________________ David Kurtz > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan Fink > Sent: 27 May 2005 19:24 > To: jacintakean@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: search fields > > > SELECT table_name > FROM user_tab_columns > WHERE column_name = 'MEDICODE' > / > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kean Jacinta > Sent: Fri May 27 00:34:02 MDT 2005 > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: search fields > > > hi , > > Just want to know , would it be possible to search all > tables that contains medicode. > > Giving an example: i have 15 tables .And only 9 tables > contains medicode. The field name medicode is d same > in all the 9 tables. > > Is tat possible to query sql statement to show all > tables that contains medicode fields ? > > If there are none , can you please suggest other ways > to obtain it ? > > Thank You > > JK > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l