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2015-03-18

how-to get sql server 2008 tables' and columns' meta data

-- get columns meta data 
SELECT top 100000
 INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS.TABLE_CATALOG              AS 'DataBaseName' 
,INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS.TABLE_SCHEMA               AS 'SchemaName'
,SysObjects.NAME                                       AS 'TableName'
,sys.all_columns.NAME                                  AS 'ColumnName'
,INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS.ORDINAL_POSITION           AS 'OrdinalPosition'
,sys.types.name                                        AS 'DataType' 
,sys.all_columns.is_nullable                           AS 'IsNullable' 
,sys.all_columns.is_identity                           AS 'IsPrimaryKey'  
,sys.all_columns.max_length                            AS 'MaxLength' 
,sys.all_columns.is_computed                           AS 'IsComputed' 
,syscomments.text                                      AS 'DefaultValue'
FROM dbo.sysobjects  
INNER JOIN sys.all_columns 
   ON ( SysObjects.id = sys.all_columns.object_id )
INNER JOIN sys.types 
   on ( sys.types.system_type_id = sys.all_columns.system_type_id )
LEFT JOIN syscomments  
   on ( SysObjects.id = syscomments.id ) 
-- LEFT JOIN sys.tables stb on sc.object_id = SysObjects.parent_obj
LEFT JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS  
on  (     INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS.TABLE_NAME=SysObjects.NAME 
      and sys.all_columns.NAME = INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS.COLUMN_NAME ) 
 
--LEFT JOIN dbo.syscomments SM ON SC.cdefault = SM.id  
--inner join sys.types st
--on sc.xtype = st.system_type_id
WHERE 1=1 
AND SysObjects.xtype = 'U'  
and sys.types.name <> 'sysname' --to a bug with this one occurs if enabled 
and sys.all_columns.is_computed = 0 --todo a bug with this one occurs if enabled 
-- and SysObjects.name = @TableName --uncomment this line while debugging
-- AND sys.all_columns.name LIKE '%TABLE_NAME_TO_SRCH%'
ORDER BY DatabaseName , SchemaName , TableName , INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS.ORDINAL_POSITION
 
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