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09 April,2014 by Jack Vamvas
Question: How can I list all columns in a database? I don’t know in which table the column exists.
I've read Find column data types using sys.types and sys.syscolumns
Answer: You can use either the SYS or INFORMATION_SCHEMA metadata schemas. I prefer to use the INFORMATION_SCHEMA . The reasons are:
1) INFORMATION_SCHEMA are ISO compliant. The theory is you can migrate queries across other ISO compliant database server platforms.
2) I support multiple database plaforms, so portability of code is useful. If I were supporting only SQL server – the sys views have a better level of detail .
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