Get Column Or Table Description Query
Jun 12, 2008How can I query/script Column or Table description (extended property MS_Description') in SQLserver 2005 db.
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How To Display The Column Description In Query Analyser
Jun 1, 2004Hello All.
I have created a table with short name as the file name but have entered the description in the column box (when creating a new table - see attached). I would like to show this description information in query analyser. Can this be done? I used sp_help <table name> but it doesn't show the description.
Please advise. Thank you.
Best regards
GetSchema Not Returning Description Of Table Or Column
May 1, 2008I am trying to get the schema of database using the getschema method. However, the schema that is being returned does not include the description. I have added in table and column descriptions for some of my tables and columns but the dataset returned does not include the description column.
Any idea on how to get the description to be output?
Dim testCn As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection
testCn = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(step2.GetRevEngConn.ConnectionString)
Dim testDS As DataTable
testCn.Open()
testDS = testCn.GetSchema("TABLES")
testds.writexml("c:schematables.xml")
testDS = testCn.GetSchema("COLUMNS")
testDS.writexml("C:schemacol.xml")
testCn.Close()
- <Columns>
<TABLE_CATALOG>XDMDB_LAPTOP</TABLE_CATALOG>
<TABLE_SCHEMA>dbo</TABLE_SCHEMA>
<TABLE_NAME>PropertyValue</TABLE_NAME>
<COLUMN_NAME>property_value</COLUMN_NAME>
<ORDINAL_POSITION>6</ORDINAL_POSITION>
<COLUMN_HASDEFAULT>false</COLUMN_HASDEFAULT>
<COLUMN_FLAGS>230</COLUMN_FLAGS>
<IS_NULLABLE>true</IS_NULLABLE>
<DATA_TYPE>130</DATA_TYPE>
<CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH>0</CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH>
<CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH>0</CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH>
<CHARACTER_SET_CATALOG>master</CHARACTER_SET_CATALOG>
<CHARACTER_SET_SCHEMA>dbo</CHARACTER_SET_SCHEMA>
<CHARACTER_SET_NAME>iso_1</CHARACTER_SET_NAME>
<COLLATION_CATALOG>master</COLLATION_CATALOG>
<COLLATION_SCHEMA>dbo</COLLATION_SCHEMA>
<COLLATION_NAME>SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS</COLLATION_NAME>
<COLUMN_LCID>1033</COLUMN_LCID>
<COLUMN_COMPFLAGS>196609</COLUMN_COMPFLAGS>
<COLUMN_SORTID>52</COLUMN_SORTID>
<COLUMN_TDSCOLLATION>CQTQADQ=</COLUMN_TDSCOLLATION>
<IS_COMPUTED>false</IS_COMPUTED>
</Columns>
Reading Values From Data-description Column And Insert Into One Table?
Jul 17, 2013I have a subselect that should be working but doesn't. Been at it too long today.
DECLARE @Calendar1 AS DateTime
SET @Calendar1 = '{{{ Please choose a start date. }}}'
SELECT
('0' + CONVERT (varchar (10), W.WorkerID)) AS VendorID,
(W.FirstName + ' ' + W.LastName) AS VendorName,
(W.FirstName + ' ' + W.LastName) AS Contact,
[code].....
Where did I go wrong?
Column Description
May 18, 2005Hello, it seems I forgot how to do it,
I want to create a query to get the column description table, I mean get structure without data.
I remember it was select DESC or something like that, donno if im right!!!
regards
Description Column In SP
Dec 17, 2013I am having trouble bringing "description" column in to my sp and them at the out put. in the ppatient_status_mstr there is a column called“description” which has patient status such as “discharged” “termed collection” etc... How do I use the SP to bring this description into application? I am assigning it to @mytext. I am not sure how to declare “description” in the SP? Every time I use it I get errors like:
Msg 4104, Level 16, State 1, Procedure CheckStatus, Line 20
The multi-part identifier "pm.alerts_ind" could not be bound.
Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Procedure CheckStatus, Line 40
Invalid column name 'description'.
Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Procedure CheckStatus, Line 43
Invalid column name 'description'.
I want to say if user picks a description from application . show me that description in output. But I am having trouble how to use the description? I am not sure if my “IF” statements are correct either?
Here is the procedure
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[CheckStatus] (@enc_id varchar(36) OUTPUT, @Mytext varchar(50) OUTPUT, @data_ind Char(1) OUTPUT)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE
@alerts_ind char(1)
[code]....
Get The Description Of A Column
Jul 23, 2005Okay guys heres the senario.I have written a kick butt asp application that allows me to test sqlstatements and manage/display all my databases from the web but I havea feature I want to include that I can't figure out how. In EnterpriseManager, one of the column editable properties is the ColumnDescription. I can't find it in sql server itself. only in theEnterprise Manager. I need to access it using a sql statement so thatit will display in my table definiation view that I create in the aspapp.
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Nov 16, 2001HI
I have a big problem with SQL server2000. I can't get COLUMN DESCRIPTION.
I will print DATADICTIONARY from a DB, I can get all elemnts (table name, columns name, datatype, precision, scale, FK, PK, default value..) I missed only DESCRIPTION. How I can get it????
Medo
List Column Name And Description
May 26, 2006Hello everybody,
If I know the table name, is there any command to list all "Column Name" and the Columns "Description" as shown in the Design Table window.
Any feedback is welcome!
Thank you,
Edi
Get And Set Column Description From Sql Server2005
Aug 10, 2007I dont know,how can I get column description from Sql Server 2005 and use it in vb.net 2005? would you please help me solve it?
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Aug 13, 2007Hi,
I want to set column description in .Net 2005, Please guide me.
thanx very much
How To Get Column Description From MetaData?
Mar 25, 2008
I've tried looking in sys.syscolums and sys.syscomments, but I can't seem to find where the Description information is retain for a Field in the system tables -- any hints?
Thanks, Rob.
Display Column Description
Jun 13, 2006I have this easy sql for a drop down.
select code_value, desc1
from dbo.market_area_code
where code_value in ('1', '2', '4')
How can I add something to display something like
if code_value = '1' then display 'Blue'
if code_value = '2' then display 'Orange'
if code_value = '4' then display 'Red'
How Can I Retrieve Description And Other Column Information?
Jun 2, 2004Hi, all..
I want to know the query to retrieve Column information that we can see from table Design view of Enterprise manager, such as Column name, Pk or not, FK table, Data Type, Null or not, Description(Specially Descrition).
Is there any sp for this or any query for this?
Thank you all...
Selecting The Column Description In 2005
Aug 3, 2006I am migrating between SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 but hit a snag when attempting to write a query to display the column's description.
I used this code with SQL Server 2000 to get the "Description" data.
select o.name 'table' , c.name 'column' , p.value as 'description' , t.name 'datatype' , c.isnullable 'nullable?' , c.length, m.text 'default_text' from sysobjects o
join syscolumns c on o.id = c.id
join sysproperties p on o.id = p.id and p.smallid = c.colid
join systypes t on c.xtype = t.xtype
left outer join syscomments m on m.id = c.cdefault
order by 'table' , 'column'
How can I reproduce this with SQL Server 2005? I tried using the following which gives me a lot of the same data but not "Description":
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
How Can I Get The SQL Server 2000 Column Description
Feb 9, 2007How can I get the SQL Server 2000 Column Description within ADO.NET 2.0?
BR / Chris
Setting The Column Property Description With A SQL Function Call
Feb 2, 2008I am trying to figure out how to set the Description of a Column in my database table by making a SQL function call. I know that I can go into Microsoft Studio Express and type in each desciption for each column. I just have about 1000 variables and each variable's description is in an Excel spreadsheet. I want to be able to build SQL code that will set each of the 1000 variables own description.
Thanks for any help.
Wesley Marshall
Transact SQL :: If Not Exists Some ID In One Table Then Insert ID And Description In Another Table
Jul 14, 2015I need to find out if a Transaction ID exists in Table A that does not exist in Table B. If that is the case, then I need to insert into Table B all of the Transaction IDs and Descriptions that are not already in. Seems to me this would involve If Not Exists and then an insert into Table B. This would work easily if there were only one row. What is the best way to handle it if there are a bunch of rows? Should there be some type of looping?
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Jul 20, 2005i want get fields description in structure tables that i madetables.please help me for resolve this problem .thank you
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Jul 20, 2005Hi All,In SQL Server how can I get the descriptions of tables in adatabase?From MSDN help I could find a way to get the description of columnsusing the following extended propertySELECT *FROM ::fn_listextendedproperty (NULL, 'user', 'dbo', 'table','Reports', 'column', default)ThanksRegardsSobhan
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Jul 20, 2000In oracle there is a describe command:
describe table_name
This command will tell you the columns names, datatypes, and length of the columns for that particular table. Does anyone know if there is a simliar command in SQL server that would do that? The only way that I have found so far is to do a join of the syscolumns with sysobject by table name.
Adding A Table Description
Jul 31, 2007Hi everyone,
I'm using SQL 2005. I want to add a description for each table on my database. How do I do that? I know I can add a description to each field, but how do I add a description to each TABLE? I tried going to Properties but don't see anything.
Grateful for any help. Thanks.
File / Table Description.
Aug 24, 2005Newby question but can't find it myself.How can I get a file-description from a file / table ?eg. the decription must deliver the following info:Record nr.Field nr.FieldnameField descriptionData typeLenghtDecimalsetc....Can somebody please tell me what to do?ThanxMF
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Apr 10, 2007The Description field in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services just defaults to "Send e-mail to email@domain.com" (obviously a dummy e-mail address) when you create an e-mail subscription. You cannot edit the Description when you select "Edit" beside a subscription.
The Description may be edited directly in the Subscriptions table under the ReportServer database but this is not end-user friendly.
I thought of using an add/update trigger to set the Description to the "Subject" out of the Extension Settings field. The Extension Settings field is XML so you would have to parse the Subject out of there first. The "Subject" is the e-mail Subject for the e-mail that is sent to the subscriber and it much more adequately describes the report.
My boss understood what I wanted to do but wanted to make sure in the industry literature that the product was not that lacking. Hard to believe that you cannot directly edit the Subscription Description through the web browser interface - would love for someone to prove me wrong.
Any T-SQL Command Can Show The Description Of Specified Table Columns?
Mar 22, 2004I want to ask something because i need.
Any SQL/T-SQL command inside MsSQL Server 2000 can show the description of {all table columns or specified table columns} of specified table inside specified database?
can you teach me how to do and any example(s)?
How To Store Bullet-form Description In A Table ?
Apr 24, 2004Assume that if i have a product called Jacket that has the following descriptions, which written in bullet form
• 600 Denier Carbolex® coated 1000mm Polyurethane
• Anatomically fitted for the riding position
• Ballistic nylon in protective areas
• FS Rainguard® 100% waterproof/breathable jet-liner
• Polyester mesh non-allergenic liner
• Removable CE armour equipped in the hips and knees
• Padding at knees, shin, hips and kidney area
• Removable zip-out satin quilted liner
• Reflective Phoslite®
• Stretch in the knees
• Gusseted with Velcro front zip closure
• Velcro adjustable waist
• 2 front pockets
• Storm flap system
How am i going to store in the Products table ? But not all products have these descriptions, other products may have no description at all.... If I store them in a text/memo DESCRIPTION field, then , I do not know how to format them into bullet form...
I would appreciate anyone knows the solution for me... Thanks in advance !
Read Table Description Into ADODB.Recordset.
Aug 20, 2003How do I read the Tables description into ADODB.Recordset and then recreate the Tables+description into a new database from the ADODB.Recordset.
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Apr 27, 2015I have a question regarding saving hashtags in another table. I have two tables with these columns:
Table1
ItemId, Name, Description (it may contains several hashtags like this example "hey I am an #example of this #question")
Table2
HashtagId, ItemId, Hashtag
So I want to detect #example and #question and put them in Table2. I'd like to create a trigger for table1 that if there was a hashtag, it added a record in table 2.
CREATE TRIGGER [dbo].[tr_Events_ForInsert_Hashtag]
ON Table1
FOR INSERT
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @ItemId bigint
SELECT @ItemId = ItemId FROM inserted
[Code] .....
How To Select Description When Retrieving Data From Quote Table
Mar 11, 2014I have 'codes' and 'Description' field in 'ecode' table and 'codes' in quote table values for 'Codes' in quote table is like
Quoteid Codes
0012 LB,WS
0031WDC
In 'ecode' table 'description' column contain the description for each code
for eg :
Ecode Table : -
Codes Description
Lb - Late Booking
WS - Winter Sports
WDC - Wedding Cover
How to select 'description' when retrieving data from quote table
Naming Query Column Name Of Resulting Table Name From Query
Oct 23, 2014I need to name make the name of a column the same as the name of a table from the result of a sql query.. here is the assignment question below..I can't figure out how to get the name of the table to be inputed as the column name..
Write a script that uses dynamic SQL to return a single column that represents the number of rows in the first table in the current database. The script should automatically choose the table that appears first alphabetically, and it should exclude tables named dtproperties and sysdiagrams. [highlight=#ffff11]Name the column CountOfTable, where Table is the chosen table name.[/highlight]
Hint: Use the sys.tables catalog view.
I can figure out the rest. and actually have alredy done it, but i cannot figure out how to do the part that is highlighted above. I looked at lots of things on google to figure it out but no luck..Can some just give me some directlon or an example..
Retrieval Of The Description Of A Field In A SQL Server 2000 Based Table
Jun 1, 2006I live in Brazil, and use SQL Server 2000 SP4 with Visual Basic 5.0 SP3, with connectivity to ODBC through RDO/ADO.
I have an example table with the following structure:
Table Name: Autioneer's (translated from Portuguese)
'Field 1/3
Name: Code
DataType: int
Description: Auctioneer's Code
'Field 2/3
Name: Name
DataType: nvarchar(50)
Description: Auctioneer's Name
'Field 3/3
Name: RegNum
DataType: nvarchar(20)
Description: Auctioneer's Registration Number
I need a way to programatically extract the Fields Description Property from the table
example sintaxe:
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME ='AUCTIONEERS'
Thanks for any help that can be offered here
Neil Ramkeerat.
Replies can be sent to neilramkeerat@hotmail.com
How To Dynamically Enter Error Code And Description In A Pre-define Table?
Aug 4, 2006Hi,
I want to implement error handling my SSIS package. for this I am putting an execute SQL task for a container(which contains different interlinked tasks) in event handler.
Say my first task fails in this container.Immedaitely my sql task which inserts the error code and description should exceute in the event handler and populate my error table in OLAP database.
Any help will be great SSIS gurus.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Aman
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Oct 16, 2013tablename/columnname to query the return values.I want to have this query that returns the table names and column names that contain the given value(s). Business needs dictated that I have to start from given values instead. That is to say we own the apps developed by vendors, and own the dbs, but no middle tier code, nor data dictionary.
So, I started with this
select distinct object_Name(Object_ID) myTbls, [name] from sys.columns where name like '%mycolname%'
and object_Name(Object_ID) not like 'fn%'
I have to guess the possible column name as the starter. I realize if the condition value is not very unique, the return dataset could be huge. It is a performance nightmare and it is useless. So I hope the solution will let me specify, say return the first 1000 matches.