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vishal_7
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Posted - 2005-08-30 : 14:46:16
Hey,

is it possible to get the relationship of a table via sql? Like I need to know which relations the table t has. Is that possible?

Thanks

TG
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6065 Posts

Posted - 2005-08-30 : 16:36:20
One way is from a query analyzer window: sp_help <tableName>
Gives you a lot of info about the table including foreign Keys and tables referenced by foreign keys. (relationships are defined by foreign keys)



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TG
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robvolk
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Posted - 2005-08-30 : 18:54:01
You can also try selecting from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS and INFORMATION_SCHEMA.REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS, these give you the same info as sp_help but in a different format.
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vishal_7
Posting Yak Master

127 Posts

Posted - 2005-08-31 : 09:56:22
thanks guys, I will try it out and report when there are any probs.
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vishal_7
Posting Yak Master

127 Posts

Posted - 2005-08-31 : 10:42:37
Isnt sp_fkeys much better for that purpose?
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2005-08-31 : 10:46:23
Yes you can use sp_pkeys or sp_fkeys also


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