顯示某個SQL Server某個數據庫中所有表或視圖的信息
SQL Server 2000 與 2005 不同 差別在於 紅色字部分
以下語句為獲取所有表信息，替換綠色黑體字"U"為"V"為獲取所有視圖信息。
SQL Server 2000 版本
SELECT Sysobjects.name AS TABLE_NAME, syscolumns.Id, syscolumns.name AS COLUMN_NAME,
systypes.name AS DATA_TYPE, syscolumns.length as CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH,
syspropertIEs.[value] AS COLUMN_DESCRIPTION, syscomments.text as
COLUMN_DEFAULT,syscolumns.isnullable as IS_NULLABLE FROM syscolumns
INNER JOIN systypes
ON syscolumns.xtype = systypes.xtype
LEFT JOIN sysobjects ON syscolumns.id = sysobjects.id
LEFT OUTER JOIN syspropertIEs ON
( syspropertIEs.smallid = syscolumns.colid
AND syspropertIEs.id = syscolumns.id)
LEFT OUTER JOIN syscomments ON syscolumns.cdefault = syscomments.id
WHERE syscolumns.id IN
(SELECT id FROM SYSOBJECTS WHERE xtype = 'U') AND (systypes.name <> 'sysname')
ORDER BY syscolumns.colid
SQL Server 2005版本
SELECT Sysobjects.name AS TABLE_NAME, syscolumns.Id, syscolumns.name AS COLUMN_NAME,
systypes.name AS DATA_TYPE, syscolumns.length as CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH,
sys.extended_propertIEs.[value] AS COLUMN_DESCRIPTION, syscomments.text as
COLUMN_DEFAULT,syscolumns.isnullable as IS_NULLABLE FROM syscolumns
INNER JOIN systypes
ON syscolumns.xtype = systypes.xtype
LEFT JOIN sysobjects ON syscolumns.id = sysobjects.id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.extended_propertIEs ON
( sys.extended_propertIEs.minor_id = syscolumns.colid
AND sys.extended_propertIEs.major_id = syscolumns.id)
LEFT OUTER JOIN syscomments ON syscolumns.cdefault = syscomments.id
WHERE syscolumns.id IN
(SELECT id FROM SYSOBJECTS WHERE xtype = 'U') AND (systypes.name <> 'sysname')
ORDER BY syscolumns.colid
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