List all tables containing a given column name

Question

How do a I list all tables containing a given column name? I\'m using Mysql version 4.1.13-nt-log. I know versions less than 5 dont have an information_scheme DB.

Answer 1

select table_name,column_name,data_type,data_length 
from user_tab_columns 
where column_name LIKE 'WHATEVER_U_WANT'
;