Connecting SQLite database file using ATTACH statement
In SQLite database files can be opened or connected in two ways
- using ‘sqlite3 database_name.db‘
- using ‘ATTACH DATABASE‘ statement
Here are the steps to list all the tables in a SQLite database file opened with ATTACH DATABASE statement.
- Install SQLite into the system if it is not installed.
- Create a database and create multiple tables in it which are to be listed.
- Now close the connection of SQLite database engine and then open or connect the database file using ‘ATTACH DATABASE’ statement.
- Now list the tables present in the database file using the syntax followed.
Now let us look into how to connect a database in SQLite using ATTACH statement.
How to list the Tables in a SQLite Database File ?
SQLite is a database engine which is written in C programming language. SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world.
The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. SQLite engine is not a standalone process like other databases, you can link it statically or dynamically as per your requirement with your application. SQLite accesses its storage files directly. In this article, we’ll learn how to list all the tables in a SQLite database file that was opened with an ATTACH statement. Before moving into the topic some prerequisites required are
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