Hey guys,Couldn't find this anywhere in google.I want a list of all database column names for a specific table/viewfrom across database.I tried this...-----------------------------------------------------Select *[color=blue]>From Information_Schema.Columns[/color]-----------------------------------------------------I also tried this...-----------------------------------------------------select syscolumns.name, sysobjects.name, * from syscolumns, sysobjectswheresysobjects.id = syscolumns.idand (sysobjects.xtype='U' or sysobjects.xtype='S')-----------------------------------------------------These queries return information about the CURRENT database.But, if I want to do it ACROSS database or across servers.. how can Ido this?I will express my gratitude to everyone who is kind enough to answerthis question. (I've been stuck with this problem for a while now.)Thanks!OhMyGaw!
Is there a way I can query the database server (SQL 2000) to get a list of all the available databases? As a threshold problem I am not clear how I would connect to the server. I am using VB.Net and presently connect to one database at a time. The connection string is in an XML file, such as:
I would like to allow the user of my ADO.NET application to browse through a list of the available databases on a given server. INFORMATION_SCHEMA in SQL Server Books Online doesn't describe how to do this. How can I do this? TIA, Royce
Is there a way of limiting the "Databases list" to just the databases which I have permission to? My databases is in a hosted environment, and the list of databases on that server is HUGE.
I have MSDE running on my system and I want to get a list of databasesfor that server programmatically. I'm using vb.net and I want to view,add, delete and modify databases on a server from within a class.I'm aware I can use the "Server Explorer" feature in Visual Studio, butthat isn't what I'm looking for. Any references or suggestions on whereto start are appreciated.TIARalf
I want to get the names of the databases of the server using OleDbConnection in c# which i have to add in to a combobox.....the same task i achieved using SqlConnection where in there is a Class SqlClientCollectionNames...the code is as followsusing (SqlConnection connection =new SqlConnection("Data Source=server;User ID=username;Password=passwd")) { connection.Open(); DataTable myData = connection.GetSchema(SqlClientMetaDataCollectionNames.Databases); foreach (DataRow row in myData.Rows) comboBox1.Items.Add(row[0]); connection.Close();} but the same i did for OleDbConnection it is not working using (OleDbConnection connection =new OleDbConnection("Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=server;User ID=username;Password=passwd")) { connection.Open(); DataTable myData = connection.GetSchema(SqlClientMetaDataCollectionNames.Databases);//no such method Databases present in OleDb namespace foreach (DataRow row in myData.Rows) comboBox1.Items.Add(row[0]); connection.Close(); } is there any other way to do this using OleDbConnection........??Please help
I am using SQL Server Express 2008 Management Studio & in the databases list are some databases that are non existent (have been deleted in Windows Explorer). How do I remove them as trying to delete when logging in using Windows authentication fails?
Dear Readers,Is it possible, like in Access, to link to tables in other SQL databases that are on the same server? I have a query that I originally had in Access that queered from multiply databases. It did this by having those other tables in the other databases linked to the database that had the query.
Hi, I have 2 similar databases on the same SQL server (due to licencing and customisation issues for off the shelf software).
I would like to create a third database with site specific lookup tables to map data across to site codes, to do summary queries for data reporting, and to create a single point for data access. I can't modify the 2 databases.
I have created the third database and added the necessary tables, relationships, views, etc. But, how do I link to tables in the other databases on the same server so that I can do joins in a query/view ? I have SQL Server Enterprise manager.
When using Sql Server Enterprise Manager and viewing a Database / Tables section, most of the tables if not all have a create date of 11/5/2004.Except for one, DNN_Users, has a creation date of 7/10/2007What factor could have caused that create date to have changed?What factors go into the date being set on that column in the database design? Does the date get updated say if I were go go in and change a datatype in a table?
Suppose someone has to work on a lot of different SQL Server Databases which have got a lot of Tables and Queries / Views inside them.
After a period of time, it becomes very difficult to remember exactly what kind of columns are present within a given Table and View.
Any method by which one can keep a systematic list of all the Tables and Views that are present within a SQL Server Database, along with the columns that are present within them.
Are there any Add-on products or services etc. available in making this type of work systematic?
Currently I add comments to each queries inside SQL Server to remind me of what this query is doing, but this method is not great.
When executing an inline insert into command from isqw/w the command executes perfectly. Yet when I try to create a stored procedure with exactly the same insert into statement it will not create. It does not like the database.owner.table prefix on the selected rows. Any suggestions ??
I have two databases in sql server. I'll call them DB1 and DB2. I have a table in DB2 that needs to form a relationship with a table in DB1. When I attempt to add a relationship I only see tables in DB2. Can this be done?
get a list of indexes on all tables in all dbs on a SQL server.
If the index property to allow page locks is off, then turn it on, re-index and turn it off again. My problem is: i want to use ' Use <db>' statement in the middle of my script but it is not working.I tried using dynamic SQL with
set @cmd='use '+ @dbname exec (@cmd) But this is not working. Can we use 'use' statement in the middle of a script? If not what is the alternative?
My script looks as follows:
DECLARE @Database VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @Table VARCHAR(255)
declare @Index varchar(255)
DECLARE @cmd NVARCHAR(500)
DECLARE @fillfactor INT
SET @fillfactor = 90
DECLARE DatabaseCursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb','distrbution')
ORDER BY 1
OPEN DatabaseCursor
FETCH NEXT FROM DatabaseCursor INTO @Database
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET @cmd = 'DECLARE TableCursor CURSOR FOR SELECT table_catalog + ''.'' + table_schema + ''.'' + table_name as tableName
FROM ' + @Database + '.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE table_type = ''BASE TABLE'''
-- create table cursor
EXEC (@cmd)
OPEN TableCursor
FETCH NEXT FROM TableCursor INTO @Table
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
set @cmd='use '+@Database
print (@cmd)
exec (@cmd)
declare IndexCursor CURSOR for select name from sys.indexes where object_id=object_id(@Table)
open IndexCursor
fetch next from IndexCursor into @Index
print (@table)
--select name from sys.indexes where object_id=object_id(@Table)
print (@index)
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
begin
if (INDEXPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(@Table),@Index,'IsPageLockDisallowed')=1)
begin
print (@Index + ' page locking off')
-- SET @cmd='ALTER INDEX '+@Index +' ON '+@Table+' SET (ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) reorganize
-- ALTER INDEX '+@Index +' ON '+@Table+' SET (ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = OFF)'
end
else
begin
print (@Index + ' page locking on')
-- SET @cmd='ALTER INDEX '+@Index +' ON '+@Table+' reorganize'
This question is about SQL Server 2005: I have been trying to figure out how to copy tables and stored procedures between 2 databases (on the same server) using SQL Server Management Studio. I have tried right clicking on the table name, "script table as", "drop to", "clipboard", then I click on the 2nd database, and then click on the "tables" . I change the name of the database and click "execute". This creates the table but does not copy the data. I have also tried "create to" "clipboard" and "insert to" "clipboard" and cannot seem to be able to figure out how to get the results that I want. I am new at this but need to get the tables with the data copied along with the stored procedures, even if I have to do them one at a time. When I was using SQL Server 2000, I was able to use DTS to copy objects to other databases easily. Can someone please tell me a way to accomplish what I need to do? I have gotten information here before that was very useful and was hoping that someone can help me again.Thank you so much. Carol Quinn
i need to find how many Databases in my local SQL server (programatically).i know i have 8 databases is there but i need to print each and every database.
Is there a stored procedure to list attached databases? You can do this: use Master exec sp_helpfile go
Which shows you the config files for the current DB. What if you want to do a multiple sp_detach_db? If you could get a list of the attached DB's you could recursilvely or conditioinaly detach.
Is there a query I can run to retrieve a list of all tables and their sizes in a database? I want something that is like the feature in Enterprise Manager when you click on a database and then the 'Tables & Index' link. It lists the tables and their respective size. I want to push this into a spread sheet.
The reason why I am doing this is the compare data between 2 different databases. Since I cannot find a tool that will compare the data, the closest I can get (without bcp-ing out all data and comparing) is to look at the sizes of each table.
Hi all,I have to write a program to read the names of databases in AnalysisServices. I don't know which table I can get this information from.Thanks a bunch
Hi everyone, I have an instance with many databases in it. I am looking for the easiest way to see which of those databases a user has a login on. What is the most efficient way of doing this? Thanks, Anil
