Tables
The Tables schema collection lists all tables in the database
Retrieving the Table Listing
To retrieve the Tables schema collection, call the GetSchema method of the AmazonAthenaConnection class.
C#
String connectionString = "AWSAccessKey='a123';AWSSecretKey='s123';AWSRegion='IRELAND';Database='sampledb';S3StagingDirectory='s3://bucket/staging/';";
using (AmazonAthenaConnection conn = new AmazonAthenaConnection(connectionString)) {
conn.Open();
DataTable databaseSchema = conn.GetSchema("Tables");
foreach (DataRow row in databaseSchema.Rows) {
Console.WriteLine(row["TABLE_NAME"]);
}
}
VB.NET
Dim connectionString As String = "AWSAccessKey='a123';AWSSecretKey='s123';AWSRegion='IRELAND';Database='sampledb';S3StagingDirectory='s3://bucket/staging/';"
Using conn As New AmazonAthenaConnection(connectionString)
conn.Open()
Dim databaseSchema As DataTable = conn.GetSchema("Tables")
For Each row As DataRow In databaseSchema.Rows
Console.WriteLine(row("TABLE_NAME"))
Next
End Using
Columns Returned
The Tables schema collection returns the following columns.
| Column Name | Data Type | Description |
| TABLE_CATALOG | System.String | The database that contains the table. |
| TABLE_SCHEMA | System.String | The schema that contains the table. |
| TABLE_NAME | System.String | The table name. |
| TABLE_TYPE | System.String | The table type. |