Here's a quick TSQL solution that you can use to find all the User Tables and their Columns, inluding Data Types, and Column size. This is useful when you need a quick way of finding info on creating your Database's documentation. Whenever I am asked to document a new system/application or review an existing one, I always want to start from the very core of the system - mostly, this is a Database backend.
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SELECT t.name AS [TABLE Name], c.name AS [COLUMN Name], p.name AS [DATA Type], p.max_length AS[SIZE], CAST(p.PRECISION AS VARCHAR) +'/'+ CAST(p.scale AS VARCHAR) AS [PRECISION/Scale]
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FROM sys.objects AS t
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JOIN sys.columns AS c
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ON t.OBJECT_ID=c.OBJECT_ID
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JOIN sys.types AS p
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ON c.system_type_id=p.system_type_id
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WHERE t.type_desc='USER_TABLE';
-Marlon Ribunal
[Cross-Posted From My Other Blog http://dbalink.wordpress.com]
Posted
06-16-2008 12:09 AM
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marl