Parse SQL: How to extract column names, table names from a SQL query

Hi all,
I have a requirement wherein a SQL query will be given in a text file.
The text file has to be read (probably using text_io package), the SQL query needs to be parsed and the column names, table names and where clauses have to be extracted and inserted into separate tables.
Is there a way to do it using PL/SQL ?
Is there a PL/SQL script available to parse and extract column names, table names etc ?
Pls help.
Regards,
Sam

I think I jumped to conclusion too early saying it is completely possible and straight forward. But after reading through your post for one more time I realised you are not interested only in the column_names, also the table_names and the predicates .
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SQL query needs to be parsed and the column names
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The above is possible and straight forward using the dbms_sql package.
I am pasting the same information as I did in the other forum.
Check this link and search for Example 8 and .
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14258/d_sql.htm#sthref6136
Also check the working example from asktom
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:1035431863958
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table names and where clauses have to be extracted
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Now this is the tricky bit. You can extract the list of tables by getting the sql_id from v$sql and joining it with v$sql_plan. But sometimes you may not get all the results because the optimizer may choose to refine your query (check this link)
http://optimizermagic.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-are-some-of-tables-in-my-query.html
and you can get the predicate information from the same table v$sql_plan but I will leave that area for you to do some R&D.
Regards
Raj
Edited by: R.Subramanian on Dec 10, 2008 3:14 AM

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