How to see all the tables in an HSQLDB database?

Question

I usually use SQLDeveloper to browse the database, but I couldn\'t make it work with HSQLDB and I don\'t know which tables are already created… I guess it\'s a vendor-specif

Answer 1

If you're on the command line, you may want to try the Hsqldb SqlTool, documented in the SqlTool Manual (hsqldb.org).

• Put your database connection information in "~/sqltool.rc" and choose any DBNAME you want, substitute correct username and password, if known.
  • urlid DBNAME
  • url jdbc:hsqldb:/path/to/hsql/database
  • username SA
  • password
• Install tool with: apt-get install hsqldb-utils (on Ubuntu)
• Connect with hsqldb-sqltool DBNAME # on Ubuntu
• Hint for other systems: java -jar YourHsqlJar.jar DBNAME
• Show tables with: \dt
• Show columns with: \d TABLENAME
• Standard queries like: SELECT * FROM …;
• Edit (append) last command with: :a
• Quit with: \q
• View special commands with: \? OR :?

Good luck!