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eirikr
Starting Member

18 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-28 : 11:42:01

I have a database with hundred of tables
there is not any schemas diagram existed.
And i wanna look for a column "A" in one of the tables.
What should i do and how. May use T-sql

sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-28 : 11:47:35

[code]SELECT OBJECT_NAME(object_id)as Tablename
FROM sys.columns
WHERE name = 'A'[/code]

eirikr
Starting Member

18 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-28 : 12:06:38

TY so much

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-28 : 12:47:02

or use INFORMATION_SCHEMA view


SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE COLUMN_NAME='A'

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