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Find SQL Server LOB Columns
27 March,2023 by Tom Collins
Question: Do you have a SQL Script to locate SQL Server LOB columns? I need to find them as I'm organizing a SQL Server conversions and need to identify the SQL Server LOB columns for special attention
Answer: Use this SQL Script as a starting point to identify the LOB columns in your SQL Server tables.
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE DATA_TYPE IN
('NTEXT','IMAGE' ,'XML', 'VARBINARY','TEXT' )
OR
(data_type IN ('NVARCHAR','VARCHAR') and character_maximum_length = -1)
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Author: Tom Collins (http://www.sqlserver-dba.com)
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