Query the column names from Public database links

Greetings,
I would like to retrieve the list of all the column names from a public database link. A regular ALL_TAB_COLUMNS doesn't seem to be working.
Thanks
John9569

Hi,
I think your DBA needed to create a synonym for you to have access of that remote database view.
CREATE SYNONYM synonym_name
FOR view_name@db_link;Then you can find the column names by
DESC synonym_nameGuru's , please correct me If I am wrong.
Thanks
Edited by: user10679113 on Mar 12, 2009 12:28 PM
Edited by: user10679113 on Mar 12, 2009 12:33 PM

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