Database Toolbox™

dmd - Construct database metadata object

Syntax

dbmeta = dmd(conn)

Description

dbmeta = dmd(conn)) constructs a database metadata object for the database connection conn. Use get and supports to obtain properties of dbmeta. Use dmd and get(dbmeta) to obtain information you need about a database, such as table names required to retrieve data.

For a list of functions that operate on database metadata objects, enter:

help dmd/Contents

Examples

• dbmeta = dmd(conn) creates a database metadata object dbmeta for the database connection conn.

• v = get(dbmeta) lists properties of the database metadata object.

See Also

columns, database, get, supports, tables

database.fetch

driver