Select table detail in sql server 2008

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exec sp_help 'tablename'

give whole table information but i want only Column_name ,datatype and Length of table

How can i get it ?

Posted 14-Mar-13 2:41am

Archit Patel

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Aarti Meswania 14-Mar-13 8:45am

length of table?

[no name] 14-Mar-13 8:50am

length of datatype means varchar(50) than length = 50

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Solution 2

sp_help returns all results.
You can always put the results in a temporary table and then write a view for only those items you require.

Posted 14-Mar-13 2:50am

Abhinav S

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gvprabu · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-14T02:49:00

Solution 1

Hi
Check this...

SQL

SELECT ORDINAL_POSITION , Column_Name,
	CASE WHEN Data_Type = 'Numeric' THEN Data_type + '('+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Numeric_Precision)+','+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Numeric_Scale) +')'
	WHEN Data_Type = 'Varchar' OR  Data_Type = 'Char' THEN Data_type + '('+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Character_Maximum_Length)+')'
	ELSE Data_type END 'Data Type',
	CASE WHEN IS_Nullable = 'NO' THEN 'NN' ELSE 'N' END 'NUll/NOT NULL'
FROM Information_Schema.Columns
WHERE table_name = 'Table_Name' 
ORDER BY TABLE_NAME , ORDINAL_POSITION

Posted 14-Mar-13 2:49am

gvprabu

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[no name] 14-Mar-13 8:52am

I got it :-)

but i also want length of datatype

and primary key if possible

gvprabu 14-Mar-13 8:54am

Hi Length also there na...

gvprabu 14-Mar-13 8:55am

Length will come only CHAR,VARCHAR ect..
that also like --> Test VARCHAR(10)

[no name] 14-Mar-13 8:56am

VARCHAR(10) it work but is possible to add one more Column which contain length

like if varchar(50) than length = 50

gvprabu 14-Mar-13 8:58am

Add this ... character_maximum_length

gvprabu 14-Mar-13 8:59am

SELECT ORDINAL_POSITION , Column_Name,
CASE WHEN Data_Type = 'Numeric' THEN Data_type + '('+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Numeric_Precision)+','+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Numeric_Scale) +')'
WHEN Data_Type = 'Varchar' OR Data_Type = 'Char' THEN Data_type + '('+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Character_Maximum_Length)+')'
ELSE Data_type END 'Data Type',
CASE WHEN IS_Nullable = 'NO' THEN 'NN' ELSE 'N' END 'NUll/NOT NULL',
Character_Maximum_Length 'Maximum_Length'
FROM Information_Schema.Columns
WHERE table_name = 'Table_Name'
ORDER BY TABLE_NAME , ORDINAL_POSITION

[no name] 14-Mar-13 9:00am

yes it work thank you and any idea about primary key if possible

[no name] 14-Mar-13 9:03am

possible same type of think for store procedure..?

Sumit_Kumar_Sinha · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-14T02:50:00

Solution 3

Try This One

SQL

SELECT column_name 'Column Name',
data_type 'Data Type',
character_maximum_length 'Maximum Length'
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE table_name = 'Country'

Posted 14-Mar-13 2:50am

Sumit_Kumar_Sinha

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[no name] 14-Mar-13 9:04am

yes it work thank you
any idea about for store procedure..?

Sumit_Kumar_Sinha 14-Mar-13 9:11am

i m not getting

[no name] 14-Mar-13 9:26am

possible same type of think for store procedure..?

means data about sp 'title' 'input' and 'output' parame..