I want to show all tables that have specified column name

Question

How can I get a list of all the tables that have a specific column name?

Answer 1

You can use the information schema views:

SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME
FROM Information_Schema.Columns
WHERE COLUMN_NAME = 'ID'

Here's the MSDN reference for the "Columns" view: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188348.aspx

Answer 2

If you're trying to query an Oracle database, you might want to use

select owner, table_name 
from all_tab_columns
where column_name = 'ColName';