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How to find Primary keys in tables

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Question:  How do I determine if a table has a primary key and if it has one, how do I determine what columns are in the primary key? Answer:  You can retrieve primary key information with the following SQL statement:  (See below for reference to all_constraints table) SELECT cols.table_name, cols.column_name, cols.position, cons.status, cons.owner FROM all_constraints cons, all_cons_columns cols WHERE cons.constraint_type = 'P' AND cons.constraint_name = cols.constraint_name AND cons.owner = cols.owner ORDER BY cols.table_name, cols.position; If you knew the table name that you were looking for, you could modify the SQL as follows: SELECT cols.table_name, cols.column_name, cols.position, cons.status, cons.owner FROM all_constraints cons, all_cons_columns cols WHERE cols.table_name = 'TABLE_NAME' AND cons.constraint_type = 'P' AND cons.constraint_name = cols.constraint_name AND cons.owner = cols.owner ORDER BY cols.table_name, cols.position; Make sure t