>You would use the VFP SQLExec() function to send the SQL command. You would need to research the backend to determine what table(s) this information is stored in. In Oracle, there is an ALL_TABLES table where you can select table names based on criteria contained in the columns of that table. There is an ALL_OBJECTS table, all_views, ALL_SYNONYMS, ALL_TAB_COLUMNS [which is the one you would probably want in Oracle], etc. In the ALL_TAB_COLUMNS table, you have the columns of all the tables, views and clusters accessible to the user. You have the following columns in that table [Oracle 7.x]:
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>OWNER, TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, DATA_LENGTH, DATA_PRECISION, DATA_SCALE, NULLABLE, COLUMN_ID, DEFAULT_LENGTH, DATA_DEFAULT, NUM_DISTINCT, LOW_VALUE, HIGH_VALUE.

SQL Server 7.0 has added the same functionality through a set of views that begin with INFORMATION_SCHEMA.

-Mike