How to rename tables and refresh views

Question

Hi all
I need to write a script that will rename several tables and at the same time I would like to refresh all the views that point to this table.
questions:
- how do I rename a table
- how do I refresh the views that point to this table?
Thanks
J

Answer 1

Hello,
You might have to write pl/sql to recreate all views depends upon the tables you just renamed. You can use user_dependencies to identify the views and create sql to use new_table_name
DECLARE
   CURSOR mcur
   IS
      SELECT table_name
      FROM user_tables
      WHERE table_name IN ('A1');
   v_sql   VARCHAR2 (100);
BEGIN
   FOR cur IN mcur
   LOOP
      v_sql   :=
         'RENAME ' || cur.table_name || ' to ' || cur.table_name || '_NEW';
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (v_sql);
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_sql;
   END LOOP;
END;Regards