SELECT T.name AS Table_Name ,
C.name AS Column_Name ,
P.name AS Data_Type ,
C.max_length AS Size ,
CAST(P.precision AS VARCHAR) + '/' + CAST(P.scale AS VARCHAR) AS Precision_Scale
FROM sys.objects AS T
JOIN sys.columns AS C ON T.object_id = C.object_id
JOIN sys.types AS P ON C.system_type_id = P.system_type_id
WHERE T.type_desc = 'USER_TABLE';
This will return the database name, table name, column name and the datatype of the column specified by a database parameter:
declare @database nvarchar(25)
set @database = ''
SELECT cu.table_catalog,cu.VIEW_SCHEMA, cu.VIEW_NAME, cu.TABLE_NAME,
cu.COLUMN_NAME,c.DATA_TYPE,c.character_maximum_length
from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE as cu
JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS as c
on cu.TABLE_SCHEMA = c.TABLE_SCHEMA and c.TABLE_CATALOG =
cu.TABLE_CATALOG
and c.TABLE_NAME = cu.TABLE_NAME
and c.COLUMN_NAME = cu.COLUMN_NAME
where cu.TABLE_CATALOG = @database
order by cu.view_name,c.COLUMN_NAME
Just throwing this out there - easy to now copy/paste into a word or google doc:
PRINT '<html><body>'
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @tableName VARCHAR(30)
DECLARE tableCursor CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD FOR
SELECT T.name AS TableName
FROM sys.objects AS T
WHERE T.type_desc = 'USER_TABLE'
ORDER BY T.name
OPEN tableCursor
FETCH NEXT FROM tableCursor INTO @tableName
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
PRINT '<h2>' + @tableName + '</h2>'
PRINT '<pre>'
SELECT LEFT(C.name, 30) AS ColumnName,
LEFT(ISC.DATA_TYPE, 10) AS DataType,
C.max_length AS Size,
CAST(P.precision AS VARCHAR(4)) + '/' + CAST(P.scale AS VARCHAR(4)) AS PrecScale,
CASE WHEN C.is_nullable = 1 THEN 'Null' ELSE 'No Null' END AS [Nullable],
LEFT(ISNULL(ISC.COLUMN_DEFAULT, ' '), 5) AS [Default],
CASE WHEN C.is_identity = 1 THEN 'Identity' ELSE '' END AS [Identity]
FROM sys.objects AS T
JOIN sys.columns AS C ON T.object_id = C.object_id
JOIN sys.types AS P ON C.system_type_id = P.system_type_id
JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS AS ISC ON T.name = ISC.TABLE_NAME AND C.name = ISC.COLUMN_NAME
WHERE T.type_desc = 'USER_TABLE'
AND T.name = @tableName
ORDER BY T.name, ISC.ORDINAL_POSITION
PRINT '</pre>'
FETCH NEXT FROM tableCursor INTO @tableName
END
CLOSE tableCursor
DEALLOCATE tableCursor
SET NOCOUNT OFF
PRINT '</body></html>'
declare @sql2 nvarchar(2000)
set @sql2 ='
use ?
if ( db_name(db_id()) not in (''master'',''tempdb'',''model'',''msdb'',''SSISDB'') )
begin
select
db_name() as db,
SS.name as schemaname,
SO.name tablename,
SC.name columnname,
ST.name type,
case when ST.name in (''nvarchar'', ''nchar'')
then convert(varchar(10), ( SC.max_length / 2 ))
when ST.name in (''char'', ''varchar'')
then convert(varchar(10), SC.max_length)
else null
end as length,
case when SC.is_nullable = 0 then ''No'' when SC.is_nullable = 1 then ''Yes'' else null end as nullable,
isnull(SC.column_id,0) as col_number
from sys.objects SO
join sys.schemas SS
on SS.schema_id = SO.schema_id
join sys.columns SC
on SO.object_id = SC.object_id
left join sys.types ST
on SC.user_type_id = ST.user_type_id and SC.system_type_id = ST.system_type_id
where SO.is_ms_shipped = 0
end
'
exec sp_msforeachdb @command1 = @sql2
this shows you all tables and columns ( and their definition ) from all userdefined databases.