How can I obtain a list of all existing databases in DB2 using the JDBC driver?

Question

Through the DB2 command line I can obtain a list of all existing database through this command:

LIST DATABASE DIRECTORY

Is there away to do something similar from a JDBC app?

My goal is to delete a bunch of databases that start with a specific name. Example:

XYZ01
XYZ02
XYZ07
FOO01

I want to delete every database starts with XYZ.

Is there some kind of metadata database that contain such information?

Answer 1

You can't. Not using JDBC. Check this thread: http://www.dbforums.com/showthread.php?1667811-get-a-list-of-all-databases-on-a-DB2-instance