Getting the Column Names with Datatypes of Table

September 14, 2005

>>Script Language and Platform: SQL Server
This script will give the Column names with datypes of a table. You can give tablename id for specific table.

Author: Sarang R Bobde

SELECT SYSOBJECTS.NAME AS [TableName], SYSCOLUMNS.NAME AS [Column Name],
SYSTYPES.NAME AS [Field Type], SYSCOLUMNS.Length,
CASE WHEN SYSCOLUMNS.isNullable= 0 THEN 'NOT NULL' ELSE 'NULL' 
END AS isNullable
FROM SYSOBJECTS INNER JOIN SYSCOLUMNS ON SYSOBJECTS.ID = SYSCOLUMNS.ID 
INNER JOIN SYSTYPES ON SYSTYPES.XTYPE = SYSCOLUMNS.XTYPE
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(SYSOBJECTS.id, N'IsUserTable') = 1
ORDER BY SYSOBJECTS.NAME 

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