How to find in which all tables a column exists for a database in sql server 2005?

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How to find in which all tables a column exists for a datatbase in sql server 2005?
I know whether table exists for a db and also whether a colum exists for a table. I want in which all tables for a database in sql server the column exists.

Posted 6-May-14 0:06am

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Manas Bhardwaj · Answer 1 · 2014-05-06T00:11:00

Solution 1

Did the block Google [^]at your place?

The first article itself is promising

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/08/06/sql-server-query-to-find-column-from-all-tables-of-database/[^]

Posted 6-May-14 0:11am

Manas Bhardwaj

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Maciej Los 6-May-14 6:39am

+5

Manas Bhardwaj 6-May-14 6:39am

Thx Maciej!

kunal r somani · Answer 2 · 2014-05-06T00:47:00

Solution 2

SELECT *
FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
WHERE column_name LIKE '%Column_name%'

Posted 6-May-14 0:47am

kunal r somani