How to resolve the error in the Oracle DESC command?

2 years ago
Isabella Edwards
1 minute

If you encounter an error when using the DESC command in Oracle to view table structure, it may be due to the current user lacking permission to query the table or the table not existing. The solution is as follows:

  1. Ensure that the current user has permission to query the table by attempting to use another user with query permissions to log into the database and use the DESC command to view the table structure again.
  2. Make sure the table name is spelled correctly and is case-sensitive. You can use the TAB key to automatically complete the table name and avoid typing errors.
  3. You can confirm if a table exists in the current database by running the query SELECT * FROM user_tables WHERE table_name = ‘table_name’.
  4. If the above methods do not solve the problem, you can try using other commands to view the table structure, such as using SELECT * FROM user_tab_columns WHERE table_name = ‘table_name’; to query the column information of the table.
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