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Thread: can I find out which columns are being used or not in a table?

  1. #11
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    Nov 2000
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    How about putting a trigger on the table? I know there is no trigger for SELECT, but then what are the odds that the app does a SELECT but never an insert, update or delete?

    make your trigger do this

    if :new.column_of_interest <> :old.column_of_interest then
    insert a row into some table for monitoring;
    end if;






  2. #12
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    Sep 2000
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    If you are going for the all the user tables in the database then you are in for Trouble.

    But for a specfic table means you can try by
    1.sql_trace on
    2.sql_text ananlysis
    3.Try using the New Monitoring option for tables.

    Identify the columns that you want to eleiminate.create a view on all the columns that you need .Test your application .

    Then drop all the columns .This is going to be a pain.
    Radhakrishnan.M

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