GetSchema Not Returning Description Of Table Or Column
May 1, 2008
I 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)
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