User`s guide

7 Functions — Alphabetical List

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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

Create a database metadata object dbmeta for the database connection conn and list its

properties:

dbmeta = dmd(conn);

v = get(dbmeta)