Select Query, Showing What Tables a Specific User Key Can Be Found?

Question

I need to have query or Filter to show me all data elements where user_key='001' is found in database.
Basically what tables would I find user_key='001'
Select * ______________ where user_key='001';
Need help on what to put in the above... because I want to search all database and Not specific table.
Thanks.
JDog29

Answer 1

Hi,
Here's a SQL*Plus solution.
You run this script:
--          Find_Number.sql -- Find all NUMBER columns where &1 occurs
--     FIND_NUMBER finds which number columns in the database
--     contain a given value, such as 12345
--     find_number writes and executes a script called find_number_1.sql,
--     which contains rows like
--          @@find_number_sub     SCOTT     EMP     EMPNO     12345
--     When run, this line will produce the output
--          SCOTT          EMP          EMPNO
--     if there is a row in scott.emp where empno=12345.
SET     FEEDBACK     OFF
SET     LINESIZE     200
SET     PAGESIZE     0
SET     VERIFY          OFF
DEFINE     target_num     = &1
DEFINE     dir          = o:\oradba\dbobj
SPOOL     &dir\find_number_1.sql
PROMPT     SPOOL     &dir\find_number_&target_num..lst
PROMPT
SELECT     '@@find_number_sub'
,     owner
,     table_name
,     column_name
,     &target_num
FROM     all_tab_columns
WHERE     data_type     IN ('NUMBER')
AND     owner          IN ('SCOTT')   -- If needed
-- AND     ROWNUM          <= 50     -- For testing
ORDER BY
     owner
,     table_name
,     column_name
PROMPT
PROMPT     SPOOL     OFF
SPOOL     OFF
@&dir\find_number_1On the same directory, you should have the following script:
--     Find_Number_sub.sql - See if any row of
--          table &1.&2 column &3 is equal to &4
--     If so, &1, &2 and &3 will be displayed
--     If not, nothing will be displayed
SELECT     '&1'     -- Owner
,     '&2'     -- Table name
,     '&3'     -- Column name
FROM     dual
WHERE     EXISTS
     SELECT     0
     FROM     &1..&2
     WHERE     &3 = &4
;     To search for columns containing the number 12345:
@find_number  12345A file called find_number_12345.lst, containing the results, will be produced.