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# ALL_EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS

`ALL_EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS` describes the locations (data sources) of the external tables accessible to the current user.

Related Views

- `DBA_EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS` describes the locations (data sources) of all external tables in the database.

- `USER_EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS` describes the locations (data sources) of the external tables owned by the current user. This view does not display the `OWNER` column.

Column | Datatype | NULL | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`OWNER` | `VARCHAR2(30)` | `NOT NULL` | Owner of the external table location
`TABLE_NAME` | `VARCHAR2(30)` | `NOT NULL` | Name of the corresponding external table
`LOCATION` | `VARCHAR2(4000)` |  | External table location clause
`DIRECTORY_OWNER` | `CHAR(3)` |  | Owner of the directory containing the external table location
`DIRECTORY_NAME` | `VARCHAR2(30)` |  | Name of the directory containing the external table location

See Also: "DBA_EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS" "USER_EXTERNAL_LOCATIONS"