Two Examples to search the long text field in DBA_VIEWS

Author: geekcomputers

Diff for: search_long.sql

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+REM Filename      : search_long.sql
+REM Author        : Craig Richards
+REM Created       : 15-March-2007
+REM Version       : 1.0
+REM Modifications :
+REM
+REM Description   : Two Examples to search the long text field in DBA_VIEWS
+
+PROMPT Edit the two pieces of code below to enable you to search  the long field in DBA_VIEWS
+PROMPT
+PROMPT In the example below enter the search text in lower case
+
+REM SET SERVEROUTPUT ON SIZE 10000
+REM DECLARE
+REM CURSOR c_dbv IS
+REM SELECT owner,view_name,text
+REM FROM all_views;
+REM txt VARCHAR(32000);
+REM searchstring VARCHAR(100) := 'scott.emp';
+REM BEGIN
+REM FOR ct IN c_dbv LOOP
+REM IF INSTR(LOWER(ct.text), LOWER(searchstring)) > 0 THEN
+REM DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(ct.owner||'.'||ct.view_name);
+REM END IF;
+REM END LOOP;
+REM END;
+REM / 
+ 
+
+REM SET SERVEROUTPUT ON 
+REM 
+REM BEGIN
+REM FOR x IN (SELECT * FROM dba_views ) LOOP
+REM        IF ( x.view_text LIKE '%customer_address%' ) THEN
+REM           DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE( x.view_name );
+REM        END IF;
+REM   END LOOP;
+REM END;
+REM /
+
+PROMPT The above sample will work as long as the view text is 32k or less. 
+
+REM End of Script