Dushyanth Jyothi » metadata http://dushi.co.uk Me, My Life and the Binary Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:54:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Information Schema Database Metadata http://dushi.co.uk/15/07/2009/information-schema-database-metadata/ http://dushi.co.uk/15/07/2009/information-schema-database-metadata/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:46:49 +0000 Dushyanth Jyothi http://dushi.co.uk/?p=71 Information schema is part of the SQL-92 standard, holds the structure if your database.

Applies to MS SQL SERVER 2008

T-SQL CODE to see the metada:

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
SELECT 
TABLE_CATALOG,/*'TABLE_CATALOG' IS SQL-92 STANDARD NAME FOR 'DATABASE'*/
TABLE_SCHEMA,/*'TABLE_SCHEMA' IS SQL-92 STANDARD NAME FOR 'OWNER'*/
TABLE_NAME,
TABLE_TYPE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES

Further Reading/Details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186778.aspx

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