Exporting Table And Column Descriptions From Database To Cube
May 22, 2008
Can somebody tell me how to transfer table and column descriptions from SQL 2005 database to dimensions and attributes in Analysis Services?
Thanks!
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/*
Provides Table Name, Column Name, Extended Description
*/
select
a.name as tbl_name,
b.name as column_name,
d.name as data_type,
d.length as length,
d.xprec as prec,
d.scale as scale,
b.usertype,
b.scale,
c.value
from sysobjects as a
inner join
syscolumns as b
on a.id = b.id
inner join
sysproperties as c
on b.colid = c.smallid and a.id = c.id
inner join
systypes as d
on b.xtype = d.xtype
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like
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Sep 18, 2004Hello!
I am wracking my brain, trying to figure out how to return & display a column's description.
I work in Cold Fusion with SQL 2000 database.
My table name is "clients" and the column in question is "client_firstname"
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Now for the details...
I am trying this:
----------------------------------------------------------------
<cfquery name="get_ext2" datasource="#application.dsn#">
SELECT
objname As 'Column'
, value As 'Description'
FROM
::fn_listextendedproperty
('MS_Description', 'user', 'dbo', 'table','client', 'client_firstname', default)
</cfquery>
<cfoutput>
"#get_ext2.Column#"
"#get_ext2.Description#"
</cfoutput>
----------------------------------------------------------------
... and it is returning this:
"" ""
In my debug output, the query result appears as such:
----------------------------------------------------------------
get_ext2 (Records=0, Time=16ms)
SQL =
SELECT
objname As 'Column'
, value As 'Description'
FROM
::fn_listextendedproperty
('MS_Description', 'user', 'dbo', 'table','client', 'client_firstname', default)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Haaalp!
Thanks....
Richard
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Hello,
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Thanks in advance & wishing u a prosperous new year too.