Is it possible to access user_views of a schema in remote db?

Question

DB Version: 10gR2
The number of columns in SCOTT.EMP in MHPROD database and SCOTT.EMP in NHTEST database is different.
I was trying to find what these extra columns are. So i created a db link to SCOTT called NHTEST.
SQL> show user
USER is "SCOTT"
SQL> select name from v$database;
NAME
MHPROD
select column_name from user_Tab_cols where table_name='EMP'
and column_name not in
(select column_name from SCOTT.user_Tab_cols@NHTEST where table_name='EMP')When i try to execute this, i get the error
ERROR at line 3:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
ORA-02063: preceding line from NHTESTIs it possible to access user_views or DB_views from a schema in remote db?
Edited by: N.Page on Jun 9, 2010 6:57 AM

Answer 1

Assuiming NHTEST is a database link to the remote database connecting with SCOTT, use user_Tab_cols@NHTESTNicolas.