NAME Oracle::Schema - Perl class for Oracle Schema Information and Management SYNOPSIS use Oracle::Schema; my %cfg = ('conn_string'=>'usr/pwd@db'); my $os = Oracle::Schema->new; # or combine the two together my $os = Oracle::Schema->new('cs'=>'usr/pwd@db'); $os->display_objects; DESCRIPTION This class includes methods to query (find, retrieve, and compare) objects in an Oracle schema and to manage (create, drop, update, merge, and move) Oracle objects. new (cs=>'usr/pwd@db',tn=>'my_table') Input variables: $cs - Oracle connection string in usr/pwd@db $tn - Oracle table name without schema Variables used or routines called: None How to use: my $obj = new Oracle::Schema; # or my $obj = Oracle::Schema->new; # or my $cs = 'usr/pwd@db'; my $tn = 'my_table'; my $obj = Oracle::Schema->new(cs=>$cs,tn=>$tn); # or my $obj = Oracle::Schema->new('cs',$cs, 'tn',$tn); Return: new empty or initialized Oracle::Schema object. This method constructs a Perl object and capture any parameters if specified. It creates and defaults the following variables: $self->{conn_string} = ""; # or $self->{cs} $self->{table_name} = ""; # or $self->{tn} METHODS The following are the common methods, routines, and functions defined in this class. Exported Tag: All The *:all* tag includes all the methods or sub-rountines defined in this class. use Oracle::Schema qw(:all); It includes the following sub-routines: Table Methods The *:table* tag includes sub-rountines for creating, checking and manipulating tables. use Oracle::DML::Common qw(:table); It includes the following sub-routines: get_table_definition($dbh,$tn,$cns,$otp) Input variables: $dbh - database handler, required. $tn - table/object name, required. schema.table_name is allowed. $cns - column names separated by comma. Default is null, i.e., to get all the columns. If specified, only get definition for those specified. $otp - output array type: AR|ARRAY - returns ($cns,$df1,$cmt) AH1|ARRAY_HASH1 - returns ($cns,$df2,$cmt) HH|HASH - returns ($cns,$df3,$cmt) AH2|ARRAY_HASH2 - returns ($cns,$df4,$cmt) Variables used or routines called: echoMSG - display messages. How to use: ($cns,$df1,$cmt) = $self->getTableDef($dbh,$table_name,'','array'); ($cns,$df2,$cmt) = $self->getTableDef($dbh,$table_name,'','ah1'); ($cns,$df3,$cmt) = $self->getTableDef($dbh,$table_name,'','hash'); ($cns,$df4,$cmt) = $self->getTableDef($dbh,$table_name,'','ah2'); Return: $cns - a list of column names separated by comma. $df1 - column definiton array ref in [$seq][$cnn]. where $seq is column sequence number, $cnn is array index number corresponding to column names: 0 - cname, 1 - coltype, 2 - width, 3 - scale, 4 - precision, 5 - nulls, 6 - colno, 7 - character_set_name. $df2 - column definiton array ref in [$seq]{$itm}. where $seq is column number (colno) and $itm are: col - column name seq - column sequence number typ - column data type wid - column width max - max width min - min width dec - number of decimals req - requirement: null or not null dft - date format dsp - description or comments $df3 - {$cn}{$itm} when $otp = 'HASH' where $cn is column name in lower case and $itm are the same as the above $df4 - [$seq]{$itm} when $otp = 'AH2' where $seq is the column number, and $itm are: cname - column name (col) coltype - column data type (typ) width - column width (wid) scale - column scale (dec) precision - column precision (wid for N) nulls - null or not null (req) colno - column sequence number (seq) character_set_name - character set name HISTORY * Version 0.01 This version is to set the framework and move the get_table_definition from Oracle:;DML::Common. SEE ALSO (some of docs that I check often) Data::Describe, Oracle::Loader, CGI::Getopt, File::Xcopy, perltoot(1), perlobj(1), perlbot(1), perlsub(1), perldata(1), perlsub(1), perlmod(1), perlmodlib(1), perlref(1), perlreftut(1). AUTHOR Copyright (c) 2005 Hanming Tu. All rights reserved. This package is free software and is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html)