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Showing posts with label Search column name in SQL Server. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Search column name in SQL Server. Show all posts

Search column name in entire database on SQL Server

This query returns the complete details of a searched column in the entire database


SELECT table_name = sysobjects.name,
column_name = syscolumns.name,
datatype = systypes.name,
length = syscolumns.length
FROM sysobjects 
JOIN syscolumns ON sysobjects.id = syscolumns.id
JOIN systypes ON syscolumns.xtype = systypes.xtype
WHERE sysobjects.xtype='U' and syscolumns.name like '%ColumnName%'
ORDER BY sysobjects.name, syscolumns.colid


Might be simple.. But useful at times..!!